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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024le•gion•ar•y (lē′jə ner′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - of, pertaining to, or belonging to a legion.
- constituting a legion or legions.
n. - Ancient History[Hist.]a soldier of a Roman legion.
- Militarya member of the British Legion.
- legionnaire (def. 2).
- Latin legiōnārius. See legion, -ary
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: legionary /ˈliːdʒənərɪ/ adj - of or relating to a legion
n ( pl -aries)- a soldier belonging to a legion
le•gion /ˈlidʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Antiquitythe largest unit of the Roman army, numbering at different periods from about 4000 to 6000 foot soldiers.
- Militarya military or semimilitary unit.
- any large group of armed men.
- any great number of persons or things; multitude;
throng:legions of admirers.
adj. [be + ~] - very great in number:The holy man's followers were legion.
le•gion•ar•y /ˈlidʒəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n. [countable], pl. -ar•ies. See -leg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024le•gion (lē′jən),USA pronunciation n. - Ancient History, Antiquitya division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- Militarya military or semimilitary unit.
- Military the Legion.
- See American Legion.
- MilitarySee foreign legion (def. 2).
- any large group of armed men.
- any great number of persons or things;
multitude.
adj. - very great in number:The holy man's faithful followers were legion.
- Latin legiōn- (stem of legiō) picked body of soldiers, equivalent. to leg(ere) to gather, choose, read + -iōn- -ion
- Old French)
- Middle English legi(o)un (1175–1225
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged throng, mass, host, sea.
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