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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legionaries
plural
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History/Historical. a soldier of a Roman legion.
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a member of the British Legion.
adjective
noun
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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
Believe an old legionary; and if you do not believe me, keep me here as a hostage till it is decided.
From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Felix Dahn
The drawing depicted a boat landing on shore with 1908 written on the side of it — the year the Rotterdam-based club was created — and with bloodied Roman legionaries cowering behind their shields.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2022
I watched as one of them, a young man wearing an Army-green football T-shirt that said “Support Our Troops,” propositioned a group of legionaries.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2021
Not surprisingly, Praetorians were recruited from veteran legionaries.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
It is the stories from these people that will filter back over the course of January like stories of lost Roman legionaries on the wrong side of Hadrian's Wall.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2012
The legionaries might be armed and organized in the same manner as Unsullied ... but the eunuchs knew no other life, whereas the Ghiscari were free citizens who served for three-year terms.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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