American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - adj. Relating to or marking the distance of an ancient
Roman mile, which equaled 1,000 paces. Century Dictionary and
Cyclopedia - Pertaining to the ancient Roman mile of a thousand
paces or five thousand Roman feet; marking a mile. - n. A
milestone; specifically, a stone or column set up to form a
point of departure in measuring distances. - n. A milestone. GNU
Webster's 1913 - adj. Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance
by miles; denoting a mile or miles. - n. A milestone. - Latin
milliarium. See milliary (adjective). (Wiktionary) - Latin
mīlliārius, consisting of a thousand, one mile long, from mīlle
(passuum), a thousand (double paces), a Roman mile; see gheslo-
in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the
English Language, Fourth Edition) “I heard the clip from the
speech where Bush made the "commander guy" statement, and,
although his syntax was as always vey awkward, he clearly said
just what she says he did --