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sublegion

noun

Etymology

From sub- + legion.

  1. derived from legiō
  2. derived from legion
  3. prefixed as sublegion — “sub + legion”

Definitions

  1. A subdivision of a legion.

    • The Legion of the United States was to consist of four sublegions of 1,280 men each, commanded by brigadier generals.
    • Proposed as sublegion; ranked as infralegion by Chow & Rich, 1982:129; changed to rank of order by McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993:742.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA