legionary
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
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constituting a legion or legions.
noun
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History/Historical. a soldier of a Roman legion.
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a member of the British Legion.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of legionary
From the Latin word legiōnārius, dating back to 1570–80. See legion, -ary
Example Sentences
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It was always the hand of the legionary soldier, wielding the sword.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Nonetheless, one of the donors who paid to decorate the ancient house of worship was a centurion serving in the adjacent Roman legionary camp.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
At one point, another claimant approached a blue-eyed legionary in a lacrosse sweatshirt to ask what it would take to gain his support.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021
The teenage hero is among a few witnesses, including a Neanderthal cave man, a Roman legionary and the preteen daughter of a Princeton University professor, called before a tribunal representing three great galaxies.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2020
I doubt if the red wine of the Horatian odes was more exhilarating to the Roman legionary than the aroma from his tin cup to the soldier of the Union.
From Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War by Kidd, James Harvey
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