Mil"i*ta*ry (?), a. [L.
militaris, militarius, from miles,
militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or
to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of
war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military
renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,
Troop in the throngs of military men.
Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a
military election; a military expedition.
Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under
Martial. -- Military order. (a)
A command proceeding from a military superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a
bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of
knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a
similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. --
Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition
of performing military service.
Mil"i*ta*ry, n. [Cf. F.
militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery;
militia; troops; the army.