legionary

«legionary» in Mova's school dictionary: A legionary was a soldier in a legion, a large unit of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) A legionary was a soldier in a legion, a large unit of the ancient Roman army. tree →

2) Legionary as an adjective means to do with a legion. tree →

sense 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).

Trees and pragmatics

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