legionary

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legionary^¹

/ˈlidʒəˌnɛɹi/ US
/ˈliːdʒənəɹi/ UK
/ˈliːdʒənɹi/ UK

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From legion + -ary. From Latin legiōnārius. Doublet of legionnaire.

noun legionaries

Ancient Rome A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army. Suddenly, [...] he saw all this as romantic — the last legionary, his aloneness, the lost cause really lost — and instinctively he pulled in his paunch, stroked down his hair to cover the naked part of the scalp, and wiped the sweat off his cheeks.
A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join.
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).
Similar: legionnaire

adjective

not comparable Relating to, or consisting of, a legion or legions. a legionary force
not comparable 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.

Legionary^²

noun Legionaries

a member of the Legion of Christ, a Roman Catholic religious institute

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noun member of a legion

Español	legionario
中文	軍團士兵 /军团士兵 jūntuán shìbīng
Português	legionário
Français	légionnaire
Deutsch	Legionär
Italiano	legionario
Ελληνικά	λεγεωνάριος legeonários
Română	legionar
Русский	легионе́р legionér

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@misc{legionary_2026,
  title = {legionary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legionary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}