Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Military

Military , adjective

[Latin militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: compare French 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. — Shakespeare
2.
Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. — Bacon
Collocations (3)
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.

Military , noun

[Compare French militaire.]

The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.