Military : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Military	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Military
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
military adj of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law" characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms" Antonym(s): nonmilitary, unmilitary associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police" Antonym(s): civilian n the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Synonym(s): military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Military \Mil"itary\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] 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. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Military \Mil"itary\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.