DictionaryRoot: légion

French

légion

legion; military body

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A single early Roman Imperial legionary stands at rest with his shield and spear, presenting a concrete example of a member of a legion.

noun

legionnaire

lee-juh-NAIR/ˌliːdʒəˈner/

A member of a military body called a legion.

Etymology

legionFrenchlegion; military body

+naireFrencha person or thing associated with something

The membership ending turns légion, the name of a military body, into a word for an individual soldier belonging to it.

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