The difference between Company and Legion

When used as nouns, company means a group of individuals who work together for a common purpose, whereas legion means the major unit or division of the roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

When used as verbs, company means to accompany, keep company with, whereas legion means to form into legions.

Legion is also adjective with the meaning: numerous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Company and Legion

  1. Company as a noun (military):

    A team; a group of people who work together professionally. A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose. A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion. A unit of firefighters and their equipment. The entire crew of a ship. An intelligence service.

    Examples:

    "A company of actors."

    "the boys in Company C"

    "It took six companies to put out the fire."

    "As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company."

  2. Company as a noun (legal):

    An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

  3. Company as a noun (business):

    Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.

  4. Company as a noun (uncountable):

    Social visitors or companions.

    Examples:

    "Keep the house clean; I have company coming."

  5. Company as a noun (uncountable):

    Companionship.

    Examples:

    "I treasure your company."

  1. Company as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To accompany, keep company with.

  2. Company as a verb (archaic, intransitive):

    To associate.

  3. Company as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be a lively, cheerful companion.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  4. Company as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To have sexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Bishop Hall"

  1. Legion as an adjective:

    Numerous; vast; very great in number

    Examples:

    "Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion."

    "synonyms: multitudinous numerous"

  1. Legion as a noun (military, Ancient Rome):

    The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

  2. Legion as a noun (military, obsolete):

    a combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery

  3. Legion as a noun (military):

    A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.

  4. Legion as a noun (often '''Legion''' or '''the Legion'''):

    A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the .

  5. Legion as a noun:

    A large number of people; a multitude.

  6. Legion as a noun (often plural):

    A great number.

  7. Legion as a noun (dated, taxonomy):

    A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.

  1. Legion as a verb (transitive):

    To form into legions.

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