01 n. A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand…
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1.
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.(Rom. Antiq.)
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2.
A military force; an army; military bands.
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3.
A great number; a multitude.“Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach.” — Rogers.
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4.
A group of orders inferior to a class.(Taxonomy)
Phrases & compounds
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.