military

military
{{11}}military (adj.) mid-15c., from M.Fr. militaire (14c.), from L. militaris "of soldiers or war, of military service, warlike," from miles (gen. militis) "soldier," of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately from Etruscan, or else meaning "one who marches in a troop," and thus connected to Skt. melah "assembly," Gk. homilos "assembled crowd, throng." Related: Militarily. Old English had militisc, from Latin. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
{{12}}military (n.) "soldiers generally," 1757, from MILITARY (Cf. military) (adj.). Earlier, "a military man" (1736).

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