Legion

n.	1.	(Rom. Antiq.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, - from about four thousand to about six thousand men, - the cavalry being about one tenth.
	2.	A military force; an army; military bands.
	3.	A great number; a multitude. Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. - Rogers.
	4.	(Taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class. Legion of honor an order instituted by the French government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military.

Noun	1.	legion - archaic terms for army Synonyms: host
	2.	legion - association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"
	3.	legion - a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"
	4.	legion - a vast multitude Synonyms: horde, host

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