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Legionary
WordNet
noun
(1) A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Relating to, or consisting of a legion or legions.
- A legionary force
- Containing a great number.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica (aka, Vulgar Errours), Google Books
- Unto whom ( what is deplorable in men and Christians ) too many applying themselves, betwixt jest and earnest, betray the cause of truth, and insensibly make up the legionary body of error.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica (aka, Vulgar Errours), Google Books
Noun
- A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army.
- A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).