soldiery

sol·dier·y  (slj-r)

n.

1. Soldiers considered as a group.

2. The profession of soldiering.

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soldiery

soldiership or military science or craft.

See also: War

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Soldiery soldiers collectively, 1570.

Examples: the soldiery . . . all flocked unto him, 1635; full of soldiery, 1580.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

soldiery - soldiers collectively                 military personnel, troops army unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" cavalry, horse cavalry, horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" garrison - the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place