Phalanx

·noun A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.

II. Phalanx ·noun A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.

III. Phalanx ·noun One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an Internode.

IV. Phalanx ·noun Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union.

V. Phalanx ·noun A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men.