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9-letter words (1 found)

LEGIONARY,

8-letter words (6 found)

GERANIOL,LAYERING,REGIONAL,RELAYING,YEARLING,YEARLONG,

7-letter words (24 found)

AILERON,ALERION,ALEYING,ALIENOR,ALIGNER,ANGERLY,ANGRILY,ENGRAIL,INLAYER,LAERING,LEARING,NAILERY,NARGILE,NARGILY,ORANGEY,ORIGANE,RANGILY,RANGOLI,RAYLING,REALIGN,REGINAL,RELYING,YEALING,YORLING,

6-letter words (70 found)

AERILY,AGILER,ALINER,ANERGY,ANERLY,ANGLER,ARGYLE,ARLING,EALING,EARING,ELOIGN,ENGAOL,EOLIAN,ERINGO,ERLANG,ERYNGO,GAINER,GAINLY,GALORE,GAOLER,GENIAL,GIRNEL,GLAIRE,GLAIRY,GLOIRE,GLORIA,GNARLY,GOALIE,GORILY,GRAILE,GRAINE,GRAINY,GRAYLE,GROYNE,IGNARO,IGNORE,LANGER,LARGEN,LARINE,LARNEY,LAYING,LEGION,LERING,LIENOR,LINAGE,LINEAR,LINGER,LOANER,LOGIER,LONGER,LORING,LYNAGE,NAILER,NEARLY,NEROLI,OARING,OILERY,ONAGER,ONAGRI,ORANGE,ORANGY,ORIGAN,RAYING,REAGIN,REGAIN,REGINA,REGION,REGNAL,RELOAN,RENAIL,

5-letter words (147 found)

AGILE,AGLEY,AGONE,AGONY,AGRIN,AIERY,ALGIN,ALGOR,ALIEN,ALIGN,ALINE,ALOIN,ALONE,ALONG,ANGEL,ANGER,ANGLE,ANGLO,ANGRY,ANILE,ANOLE,ARGIL,ARGLE,ARGOL,ARGON,ARIEL,AYGRE,AYRIE,EARLY,ELAIN,ELOGY,ELOIN,ENROL,ERGON,ERING,EYING,GAILY,GARNI,GAYER,GENAL,GENOA,GENRO,GEYAN,GIRLY,GIRON,GLAIR,GLARE,GLARY,GLEAN,GLORY,GNARL,GOARY,GOIER,GONER,GONIA,GORAL,GOYLE,GRAIL,GRAIN,GREIN,GROAN,GROIN,GRONE,GYNAE,GYNIE,GYRAL,GYRON,INGLE,INLAY,IRONE,IRONY,LAGER,LAIRY,LARGE,LARGO,LAYER,LAYIN,LEANY,LEARN,LEARY,LIANE,LIANG,LIGAN,LIGER,LIGNE,LINER,LINEY,LINGA,LINGO,LINGY,LOGAN,LOGIA,LOGIE,LOGIN,LONER,LONGA,LONGE,LORAN,LYING,NAGOR,NEGRO,NERAL,NEROL,NGAIO,NIGER,NIRLY,NOILY,NORIA,OGLER,OILER,OLEIN,ONELY,ONERY,ONLAY,ORANG,ORGAN,ORGIA,ORIEL,RAILE,RAINE,RAINY,RANGE,RANGI,RANGY,RAYLE,RAYNE,RAYON,REALO,REGAL,REGNA,REIGN,RELAY,RENAL,RENAY,RENGA,RENIG,REOIL,RIGOL,RILEY,RIYAL,ROILY,ROLAG,ROYAL,ROYNE,YAGER,YEARN,YOGIN,

4-letter words (179 found)

AEON,AERO,AERY,AGEN,AGER,AGIN,AGIO,AGLY,AGON,AGRO,AINE,AIRN,AIRY,ALOE,ANIL,AREG,ARIL,ARLE,ARYL,AYIN,AYRE,EARL,EARN,EGAL,EINA,ELAN,ENOL,EOAN,EORL,ERGO,EYRA,GAEN,GAIN,GAIR,GALE,GANE,GAOL,GARE,GARI,GEAL,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GIEN,GILA,GIRL,GIRN,GIRO,GLEI,GLEN,GLEY,GLIA,GNAR,GOAL,GOEL,GOER,GOEY,GOLE,GONE,GORA,GORE,GORI,GORY,GRAN,GRAY,GREN,GREY,GRIN,GYAL,GYAN,GYNO,GYRE,GYRI,GYRO,ILEA,INGO,INLY,INRO,IRON,LAER,LAIN,LAIR,LANE,LANG,LARE,LARI,LARN,LEAN,LEAR,LEIR,LENG,LENO,LIAR,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LING,LINO,LINY,LION,LIRA,LIRE,LOAN,LOGE,LOGY,LOIN,LOIR,LONE,LONG,LORE,LORN,LORY,LYNE,LYRA,LYRE,NAIL,NAOI,NARE,NARY,NEAL,NEAR,NGAI,NIRL,NOEL,NOIL,NOIR,NOLE,NORI,OARY,OGLE,OGRE,OILY,OLEA,ONER,ONIE,ONLY,ORAL,ORGY,ORLE,OYER,RAGE,RAGI,RAIL,RAIN,RALE,RANG,RANI,REAL,REAN,REGO,REIN,RELY,RENO,RENY,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RING,ROAN,ROIL,ROIN,ROLE,RONE,RONG,RYAL,YAGE,YAGI,YALE,YANG,YARE,YARN,YEAN,YEAR,YGOE,YOGA,YOGI,YONI,YORE,

3-letter words (97 found)

AGE,AGO,AIL,AIN,AIR,ALE,ANE,ANI,ANY,ARE,ARY,AYE,EAN,EAR,EGO,ENG,EON,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAL,GAN,GAR,GAY,GEL,GEN,GEO,GER,GEY,GIE,GIN,GIO,GOA,GOE,GON,GOR,GOY,ING,ION,IRE,LAG,LAR,LAY,LEA,LEG,LEI,LEY,LIE,LIG,LIN,LOG,LOR,LOY,LYE,NAE,NAG,NAY,NEG,NIE,NIL,NOG,NOR,NOY,NYE,OAR,OIL,OLE,ONE,ONY,ORA,ORE,ORG,OYE,RAG,RAI,RAN,RAY,REG,REI,REN,REO,RIA,RIG,RIN,ROE,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAG,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,YGO,YIN,YON,

2-letter words (31 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AN,AR,AY,EA,EL,EN,ER,GI,GO,IN,IO,LA,LI,LO,NA,NE,NO,NY,OE,OI,ON,OR,OY,RE,YA,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 556 words from legionary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of legionary

legionary

Etymology

legion +‎ -ary. From Latin legiōnārius. Doublet of legionnaire.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlidʒəˌnɛɹi/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈliːdʒənəɹi/, /ˈliːdʒənɹi/

Noun

legionary (plural legionaries)

  1. (military, Ancient Rome) A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army.
  2. A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join.
  3. A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).

Synonyms

  • (member of a Legion organisation): legionnaire

Holonyms

  • (soldier of the Ancient Roman legion): contubernium, maniple, century, legion

Coordinate terms

  • (soldier of the Ancient Roman legion): centurion

Derived terms

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Adjective

legionary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or consisting of, a legion or legions.
    a legionary force
  2. Containing a great number.
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica (aka, Vulgar Errours), Google Books
      Unto whom (what is deplorable in men and Christians) too many applying themselves, betwixt jest and earnest, betray the cause of truth, and insensibly make up the legionary body of error.

References

  • Elizabeth M.F. Grasmeder, "Leaning on Legionnaires: Why Modern States Recruit Foreign Soldiers," International Security (July 2021), Vol 46 (No. 1), pp. 147–195.

Anagrams

  • o'erlaying

Source: wiktionary.org