Mī-lĭ'tiă, n.

(mī-lĭsh'ā), n. [Lat., from miles, militis, soldier; Fr. milice, Sp. milicia, It. milizia.]

1. The body of soldiers in a state enrolled for discipline, but engaged in actual service only in emergencies, as distinguished from regular troops, whose sole occupation is war or military service.
2. Military service; warfare. [Obs. and rare.]

Another kind of militia I had than theirs. Baxter.