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footsoldiery

noun

Etymology

From foot + soldiery.

  1. derived from solidus
  2. derived from soldarius
  3. derived from soudier
  4. inherited from soudeour
  5. suffixed as soldiery — “soldier + y”
  6. compounded as footsoldiery — “foot + soldiery”

Definitions

  1. Foot soldiers collectively.

    • Two soldiers have been selected here from Roman bas-reliefs, which give a fair idea of the general appearance of the footsoldiery of their legions.
    • The previous distinction between mounted Ba'ni cavalry and BaNten footsoldiery had apparently lost its significance by this point.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA