Members of a legion, especially soldiers in the Roman army, or members of a veterans' organization.
From French 'légionnaire,' from Latin 'legio' meaning legion. The word came into English to describe both ancient Roman soldiers and modern military veterans.
Legionnaires' disease got its name when it struck at an American Legion convention in 1976—suddenly this obscure Roman military term became a household name for a new bacterium!
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