2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\ (m[i^]l"l[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), 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. [1913 Webster] A milliary column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Milliaries}. [L. milliarium. See {Milliary}, a.] A milestone. [1913 Webster]
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