soldiery

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsəʊldʒəɹi/

Noun

soldiery (plural soldieries)

1. Soldiers considered as a group.
   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 790:

     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.

Synonyms

• (soldiers considered as a group) military personnel, troops

Translations

• German: Soldaten, Soldatinnen

Translations

• German: Heeresdienst, Kriegsdienst, Präsensdienst, Wehrdienst

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