MIL'ITARY, adjective [Latin militaris, from miles, a soldier; milito, to fight.] 1. Pertaining to soldiers or to arms; as a military parade or appearance; military discipline. 2. Engaged in the service of soldiers or arms; as a military man. 3. Warlike; becoming a soldier; as military virtue; military bravery. 4. Derived from the services or exploits of a soldier; as military renown. 5. Conformable to the customs or rules of armies or militia. The conduct of the officer was not military 6. Performed or made by soldiers; as a military election. Military tenure, a tenure of land, on condition of performing military service. MIL'ITARY, noun The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; an army.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI