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Milliary

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\, a. [L. milliarius containing a thousand,
   fr. mille thousand: cf. F. milliaire milliary. See {Mile}.]
   Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting
   a mile or miles.

         A milliary column, from which they used to compute the
         distance of all the cities and places of note.
                                                  --Evelyn.

Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Milliaries}. [L. milliarium.
   See {Milliary}, a.]
   A milestone.
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