Main Entry: mi·li·tia

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈli-shə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, military service, from milit-, miles

Date: 1625

1 a : a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency b : a body of citizens organized for military service
2 : the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service