The difference between Legion and Regiment

When used as nouns, legion means the major unit or division of the roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops, whereas regiment means a unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.

When used as verbs, legion means to form into legions, whereas regiment means to form soldiers into a regiment.

Legion is also adjective with the meaning: numerous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Legion and Regiment

  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.

  1. Regiment as a noun (military):

    A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions.

  2. Regiment as a noun (now, _, rare, archaic):

    Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.

  3. Regiment as a noun (obsolete):

    The state or office of a ruler; rulership.

  4. Regiment as a noun (obsolete):

    Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).

  5. Regiment as a noun (obsolete):

    A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  6. Regiment as a noun (obsolete, medicine):

    A regimen.

  1. Regiment as a verb (transitive):

    To form soldiers into a regiment.

  2. Regiment as a verb (transitive):

    To systematize, or put in rigid order.

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