MILITARY

military. Military, a. warlike, suiting a soldier; n. the soldiery

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Mil″i‐ta‐ry (?), a. [[L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]] 1. 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak. 2. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under Martial. — Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. — Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.