legionary

noun (a legionary, legionaries); adjective (legionary)

«legionary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A legionary was a soldier in a legion, a large unit of the ancient Roman army. tree →
Legionary as an adjective means to do with a legion. tree →

In the lessons

Met in history lessons about the Romans and Roman Britain: legionaries built roads, forts and Hadrian's Wall. Stories show them with a shield, helmet and short sword.

Examples

A Roman legionary carried a heavy pack. tree →
Legionaries built Hadrian's Wall. tree →
Each legionary had a shield called a scutum. tree →
The legionaries marched about 30 kilometres a day. tree →
We dressed up as Roman legionaries for history day. tree →
A legionary served in the army for about 25 years. tree →

Note

Plural: legionaries (y changes to ies). A legion had about 5,000 legionaries. Do not mix up «legionary» with «legendary» (very famous).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «legionary» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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