legionary
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
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constituting a legion or legions.
noun
plural
legionaries-
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
Many a night would he and Epaphras spend in deep converse on the matter, with the stolid Roman legionary, to whom Paul was chained, sitting wearily by, while they two eagerly talked.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander
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