warfare

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

   The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.

2. 2
   noun

   the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

3. 3
   noun

   an active struggle between competing entities

4. 4
   noun

   Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

5. 5
   verb

   To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

Etymology

From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).