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Webster 1913 Edition


Soldiery

Sol′dier-y

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Noun.
1.
A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.
A camp of faithful
soldiery
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Milton.
2.
Military service.
[Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.

Definition 2024


soldiery

soldiery

English

Noun

soldiery (plural soldieries)

  1. 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.
  2. The profession or skill of being a soldier.

Synonyms

  • (soldiers considered as a group): military personnel, troops

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