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“military” in Latin

The English word military itself goes back to Latin mīles, through mīlitāris.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

military
militaris: in a military manner, militariter (general term): more militari (after the manner of a soldier): more militiae (as in warfare, according to military rules): instituto militari, exemplo militari (as is usual with soldiers). Military abilities, virtus imperatoria (of the general): military renown, belli (or bellica) gloria or laus; gloria militaris; rei militaris laus: great military renown, excellens in re militari gloria: to possess military renown, belli gloria or bellica laude florere: military affairs, res bellicae (relating to war): res militaris, militia (relating to soldiers and their duties): to have great skill in military affairs, summam scientiam or magnam prudentiam rei militaris habere: military school, ludus militaris (PROP., a school of cadets, etc.): militiae disciplina (figuratively, field service itself, as training soldiers; Vid: Cic., Manil., 10, 28): military discipline [Vid: DISCIPLINE]: the military, milites (general term, soldiers; also, as opposed to citizens, etc., Plin., Ep., 10, 27, 2): copiae, exercitus (troops, forces, an army): homines militares (experienced soldiers; Vid: Herzog, Sall., Cat., 45, 2): to discharge anyone from military service, alicui militiae vacationem dare (if not yet a soldier): aliquem militia solvere (if a soldier): to bury with military honors, aliquem militari honesto funere humare: ☞ Militia for soldiers, the military, is foreign to classical prose, even if it can be proved to be so used earlier than Justin.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for military?
The usual Latin words for “military” are mīlitāris, bellum, glōria; also laus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.