militia
English
/məˈlɪʃə/
noun
Definitions
- An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
- the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mīlitia (military force service, army).
Origin
Latin
mīlitia
Gloss
military force service, army
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🪖
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimilitia English
- militialike English
- militiaman English
- militiaperson English
- militiawoman English
- person English
- woman English
- mīlitia Latin
- milícia Hungarian
- milizia Italian
- milicia Spanish, Castilian
- milícia Portuguese
- milicja Polish
- milícia Catalan, Valencian