English Explanatory Dictionary

miles gloriosus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.
noun
  1. Alternative form of miles gloriosus.

Word forms

miles gloriosus milites gloriosi

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīles (“soldier”) + glōriōsus (“glorious”).

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