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Webster 1913 Edition
Soldiery
Sol′dier-y
,Noun.
1.
A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.
A camp of faithful
soldiery
. Milton.
2.
Military service.
[Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.
Definition 2024
soldiery
soldiery
English
Noun
soldiery (plural soldieries)
- Soldiers considered as a group.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 790:
- Now they could see the point of having a uniformed driver to conduct them, for he would bear the brunt of such encounters with the soldiery.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 790:
- The profession or skill of being a soldier.
Synonyms
- (soldiers considered as a group): military personnel, troops
Translations
soldiers considered as a group
the profession or skill of being a soldier
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