Definition of Militea
Militia, a body of troops in the British service for home defence,
the members of which have as a rule never served in the regular army, nor
have, except for a short period each year, any proper military training.
- Wikipedia
Mi*li"tia (?), n. [L., military
service, soldiery, fr. miles, militis, soldier: cf. F.
milice.]
1. In the widest sense, the whole military
force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service
as a business, and those competent and available for such service;
specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction
and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service
except in emergencies.
The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles,
and yet . . . the power of the militia is he.
Jer. Taylor.
2. Military service; warfare. [Obs.]
Baxter.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need; the national police force of a country; the entire able-bodied population of a state; or a private force, not under government control.
Latin
- military service
- campaign
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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