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At ease

intj, prep_phrase

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A command to be at ease.

    "At ease, privates!"

Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense.
  2. 2
    In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention.
  3. 3
    Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation.

    "At this command, the soldiers will carry their firelocks as they please, as prescribed in the soldier's drill, No 120, and are no longer required to march with the same step, or to observe silence ; the files will march at ease ; but they will be careful not to confuse the ranks, and the front rank must never pass before the guide, who is on the directing side, and that the two last ranks always preserve about three feet distance from each other."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English at ese, calque of Old French a eise, from a (“at”) + eise (“ease”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English at ese, calque of Old French a eise, from a (“at”) + eise (“ease”).

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