- legionary
- I. adjective Etymology: Middle English legyonary, from Latin legionarius, from legion-, legio Date: 15th century of, relating to, or constituting a legion II. noun (plural -aries) Date: 1598 legionnaire
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Legionary — Le gion*a*ry ( [asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. legionarius: cf. F. l[ e]gionnaire.] Belonging to a legion; consisting of a legion or legions, or of an indefinitely great number; as, legionary soldiers; a legionary force. The legionary body of error. Sir T.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Legionary — Le gion*a*ry (l[=e] j[u^]n*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Legionaries} ( r[i^]z). A member of a legion. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legionary — index innumerable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
legionary — [lē′jəner΄ē] adj. [L legionarius] of or constituting a legion or legions n. pl. legionaries a member of a legion … English World dictionary
Legionary — The Roman legionary was a professional soldier of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. Legionaries had to be Roman citizens under the age of 45. They enlisted in a legion for twenty five years of service, a change from the early… … Wikipedia
legionary — I UK [ˈliːdʒ(ə)nərɪ] / US [ˈlɪdʒəˌnerɪ] adjective relating to a legion of soldiers a legionary fortress II = legionnaire legionary UK [ˈliːdʒ(ə)nərɪ] / US [ˈlɪdʒəˌnerɪ] or legionnaire UK [ˌliːdʒəˈneə(r)] / US [ˌlɪdʒəˈner] noun [countable] Word… … English dictionary
legionary — 1. adjective a) Relating to, or consisting of a legion or legions. A legionary force b) Containing a great number. Unto whom ( what is deplorable in men and Christians ) too many applying themselves, betwixt jest and earnest, betray the cause of… … Wiktionary
legionary — le|gion|ar|y1 [ lidʒə,neri ] adjective relating to a LEGION of soldiers: a legionary fortress le|gion|ar|y2 [ lidʒə,neri ] or le|gion|naire [ ,lidʒə ner ] noun count a soldier in a LEGION … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
legionary ant — n. ARMY ANT * * * … Universalium
legionary ant — n. ARMY ANT … English World dictionary
legionary ant — noun tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects • Syn: ↑army ant, ↑driver ant • Hypernyms: ↑ant, ↑emmet, ↑pismire • Member Holonyms: ↑Dorylinae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
