10-24-2006, 07:17 PM
Quote:Oh, I see, now. Sorry, I initially misunderstood.Ter. Catalonius Luciano:3sg5tnal Wrote:No, legionaire is French for legionary; it's as simple as that.Matthew:3sg5tnal Wrote:Isn't 'Legionary' the Anglicisation? I thought Legionaire was appropriate if one was speaking French or of something French (i.e. the French Foreign Legion).[...]
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So would it be adequate to say that a legionaire is a soldier of the French Foreign Legion, while a legionary is a soldier of the Roman Army?