"velitary" meaning in English

See velitary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: See velleitary. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} velitary (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of velleitary Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: velleitary
    Sense id: en-velitary-en-adj-jz4qI2Hb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: velitaries [plural]
Etymology: Derived from velitation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} velitary (plural velitaries)
  1. (obsolete) A participant in a velitation; a soldier. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-velitary-en-noun-tdCd4vUn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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