militia

militia
militia (n.) 1580s, "system of military discipline," from L. militia "military service, warfare," from miles "soldier" (see MILITARY (Cf. military)). Sense of "citizen army" (as distinct from professional soldiers) is first recorded 1690s, perhaps from a sense in French cognate milice. In U.S. history, "the whole body of men declared by law amenable to military service, without enlistment, whether armed and drilled or not" (1777).

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  • Militia — Mi*li tia, n. [L., military service, soldiery, fr. miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. milice.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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