# legionary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlidʒəˌnɛɹi/ · frequency rank #90,656

## Definitions
1. A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army.
2. A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join.
3. A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).

## Etymology
From legion + -ary. From Latin legiōnārius. Doublet of legionnaire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legionary