Dictionary
le•gion
Pronunciation: (lē'jun), [key]—
n.
1. a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
2. a military or semimilitary unit.
3. the Legion.
a. See
American Legion.
b. See
foreign legion (def. 2).
4. any large group of armed men.
5. any great number of persons or things; multitude.
—
adj.
very great in number:
The holy man's faithful followers were legion. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.