| − | Attested (in {{etyl|ang}}, as ''legioun'') around 1200, from {{etyl|fro}} ''legion'', from {{etyl|la}} {{term|legio|legiō}}, {{term|legionem}}, from {{term|legere||to gather, collect}}; akin to {{term|legend}}, {{term|lecture}}. | + | Attested (in {{etyl|ang}}, as ''legioun'') around 1200, from {{etyl|fro}} ''legion'', from {{etyl|la}} {{term|legio|legiō}}, {{term|legionem|lang=en}}, from {{term|legere||to gather, collect}}; akin to {{term|legend|lang=en}}, {{term|lecture|lang=en}}. |
| | * Generalized sense of "a large number" is due to (inaccurate) translations of allusive phrase in [[s:Bible_(King_James)/Mark#Chapter_5|Mark 5:9]] | | * Generalized sense of "a large number" is due to (inaccurate) translations of allusive phrase in [[s:Bible_(King_James)/Mark#Chapter_5|Mark 5:9]] |
| | *:: ''And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.'' | | *:: ''And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.'' |
| − | {{sense|large number of people}} [[host]], [[mass]], [[multitude]], [[sea]], [[throng]] | + | * {{sense|large number of people}} [[host]], [[mass]], [[multitude]], [[sea]], [[throng]] |
