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soldiery

noun
/ˈsəʊldʒəɹi/UK

Etymology

From soldier + -y.

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

Definitions

  1. Soldiers considered as a group.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

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