Definition for
legion
– To enroll or form into a legion.
noun – In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry not corresponding exactly to either the regiment or the army-corps of modern times, composed of different numbers of men at different periods, from 3,000 under the kings to over 6,000 under Marius, usually combined with a considerable proportion of cavalry.
noun – In French history, one of numerous military bodies so called at different periods.
noun – Any distinct military force or organization comparable to the Roman legion.
noun – An extraordinary number; a great multitude.
noun – In zoology, a large group or series of animals, of indeterminate taxonomic rank, but generally of high grade.
noun – 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.
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