n. [ F. volontaire. See Voluntary, a. ]
a. Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary;
v. t.
v. i. To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own free will, without solicitation or compulsion;
. A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
. A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
. Tennessee; -- a nickname. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]