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Legion

Legion Meaning & Definition
Legion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Legion?

[n] a vast multitude
[n] archaic terms for army
[n] a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"
[n] association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Legion: horde | host

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See Also | army | association | concourse | force | legionary | legionnaire | military force | military group | military unit | multitude | regular army | Sabaoth | throng

Legion In Webster's Dictionary

\Le"gion\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n), n. [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F. l['e]gion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect. See {Legend}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth. 2. A military force; an army; military bands. 3. A great number; a multitude. Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. --Rogers. 4. (Taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class. {Legion of honor}, an order instituted by the French government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military.

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