Meanings
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1
noun
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.
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2
noun
soldiers collectively
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3
noun
The profession or skill of being a soldier.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· soldiers collectively
military personnel
Word family
Derived forms
footsoldiery
Etymology
From soldier + -y.