HOST (2)

host (2). Host, n. a landlord, master, army, great number

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Host, n. [[OE. host, ost, OF. host, ost, fr. L. hostis enemy, LL., army. See Guest, and cf. Host a landlord.]] 1. 1. An army; a number of men gathered for war.
A host so great as covered all the field. Dryden. 2. 2. Any great number or multitude; a throng.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God. Luke ii. 13. All at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. Wordsworth.