Definition of milliary in English:

milliary

adjective ˈmɪlɪəri

Roman History. In the Roman Army: designating a unit of one thousand men; (also more generally) a large unit; specifically the first (elite) cohort of a legion.

noun ˈmɪlɪəri

A stone or mark set up by the ancient Romans as a point of departure in measuring distances of a thousand paces; a milestone. Now rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. As adjective from classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius comprising a thousand (frequently designating military units), a thousand paces long from mīlle thousand + -ārius. As noun in sense A. 1 from classical Latin mīliārium, mīlliārium milestone, use as noun of neuter singular of mīliārius, mīlliārius, with reference to the fact that a mile comprised a thousand paces. As noun in sense A. 2 from post-classical Latin miliarius, milliarius, use as noun of masculine singular of classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius, after Byzantine Greek χιλιαστής.

Definition of milliary in US English:

milliary

adjectiveˈmɪlɪəri

Roman History. In the Roman Army: designating a unit of one thousand men; (also more generally) a large unit; specifically the first (elite) cohort of a legion.

nounˈmɪlɪəri

A stone or mark set up by the ancient Romans as a point of departure in measuring distances of a thousand paces; a milestone. Now rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. As adjective from classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius comprising a thousand (frequently designating military units), a thousand paces long from mīlle thousand + -ārius. As noun in sense A. 1 from classical Latin mīliārium, mīlliārium milestone, use as noun of neuter singular of mīliārius, mīlliārius, with reference to the fact that a mile comprised a thousand paces. As noun in sense A. 2 from post-classical Latin miliarius, milliarius, use as noun of masculine singular of classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius, after Byzantine Greek χιλιαστής.

词汇	milliary
释义	Definition of milliary in English: milliary adjective ˈmɪlɪəri Roman History. In the Roman Army: designating a unit of one thousand men; (also more generally) a large unit; specifically the first (elite) cohort of a legion. noun ˈmɪlɪəri A stone or mark set up by the ancient Romans as a point of departure in measuring distances of a thousand paces; a milestone. Now rare. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. As adjective from classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius comprising a thousand (frequently designating military units), a thousand paces long from mīlle thousand + -ārius. As noun in sense A. 1 from classical Latin mīliārium, mīlliārium milestone, use as noun of neuter singular of mīliārius, mīlliārius, with reference to the fact that a mile comprised a thousand paces. As noun in sense A. 2 from post-classical Latin miliarius, milliarius, use as noun of masculine singular of classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius, after Byzantine Greek χιλιαστής. Definition of milliary in US English: milliary adjectiveˈmɪlɪəri Roman History. In the Roman Army: designating a unit of one thousand men; (also more generally) a large unit; specifically the first (elite) cohort of a legion. nounˈmɪlɪəri A stone or mark set up by the ancient Romans as a point of departure in measuring distances of a thousand paces; a milestone. Now rare. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. As adjective from classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius comprising a thousand (frequently designating military units), a thousand paces long from mīlle thousand + -ārius. As noun in sense A. 1 from classical Latin mīliārium, mīlliārium milestone, use as noun of neuter singular of mīliārius, mīlliārius, with reference to the fact that a mile comprised a thousand paces. As noun in sense A. 2 from post-classical Latin miliarius, milliarius, use as noun of masculine singular of classical Latin mīliārius, mīlliārius, after Byzantine Greek χιλιαστής.
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