army Copy link Outline 1. exercĭtus, ūs (the general term, denoting a body of men trained for war)2. agmen, ĭnis, n. (prop. an army when marching)3. ăcĭes, ēi, f. (an army in battle array)4. lĕgĭo, ōnis, f. (poet.)5. cōpiae6. mīlĭtēs • army: 1. exercĭtus, ūs (the general term, denoting a body of men trained for war): to enlist an a., e. conscribere, Cic.; e. scribere, Liv.: to collect an a., e. contrahere or cogere, Caes.: to disband an a., e. dimittere, Caes.: to have the command of an a., exercitui praeesse, Caes.; e. ducere, Cic.: to raise recruits for an a., exercitui supplementum scribere, Sall.: an a. of mercenaries, e. conducticius, Nep.: an a. of raw recruits, e. collecticius, Cic.: an a. in fighting condition, aptus e., Liv. 2. agmen, ĭnis, n. (prop. an army when marching): they attacked our a. on the march, in itinere agmen nostrum adorti sunt, Caes.: the a. having been drawn up in order of battle, instructo agmine, Liv. 3. ăcĭes, ēi, f. (an army in battle array): he drew up the a. in battle array, aciem instruxit, Caes.: the a.s fought rather in marching order than in battle array, agmine magis quam acie pugnabant, Liv. 4. lĕgĭo, ōnis, f. (poet.): Lucr.: Virg. 5. cōpiae: v. forces. 6. mīlĭtēs: v. troops. Phr.: a small a. ("a handful of men"), parva manus, Sall.: v. force, band.