A milliary column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Milliary — Mil li*a*ry, n.; pl. {Milliaries}. [L. milliarium. See {Milliary}, a.] A milestone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milliary — [mil′ē er΄ē] adj. [L milliarius, containing a thousand < mille, thousand] of the ancient Roman mile, or 1,000 paces n. pl. milliaries an ancient Roman milestone … English World dictionary
milliary — adjective Etymology: Latin milliarius, miliarius consisting of a thousand, one mile long, from mille thousand, mile Date: circa 1660 marking the distance of a Roman mile … New Collegiate Dictionary
milliary — /mil ee er ee/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces. 2. marking a mile. [1600 10; < L milliarius comprising a thousand, a thousand paces long. See MILLI , ARY] * * * … Universalium
milliary — n. Mile stone … New dictionary of synonyms
milliary — mil·li·ary … English syllables
milliary — mil•li•ar•y [[t]ˈmɪl iˌɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) wam of, pertaining to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of 1000 paces 2) wam marking a mile • Etymology: 1600–10; < L milliārius a thousand paces long. See milli , ary … From formal English to slang
milliary — a. pertaining to miles, especially ancient Roman … Dictionary of difficult words
milliary — ˈmilēˌerē adjective Etymology: Latin milliarius, miliarius consisting of a thousand, one mile long, from milli , mili (from mille thousand) + arius ary more at mile : marking the distance of a mile … Useful english dictionary
Milliaries — Milliary Mil li*a*ry, n.; pl. {Milliaries}. [L. milliarium. See {Milliary}, a.] A milestone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
