Hypertext Webster Gateway: "legionary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
legionary
n : a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French
Foreign Legion) [syn: {legionnaire}]
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