'Milliary' definitions:
Definition of 'Milliary'
From: GCIDE
- Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\, n.; pl. Milliaries. [L. milliarium. See Milliary, a.] A milestone. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Milliary'
From: GCIDE
- Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\ (m[i^]l"l[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. milliarius containing a thousand, fr. mille thousand: cf. F. milliaire milliary. See Mile.] Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles. [1913 Webster]
- A milliary column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]