Definition of soldiery Soldiery

solβ€’dierβ€’y

We found 7 definitions of soldiery from 5 different sources.

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What does soldiery mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

soldiery - soldiers collectively
  military personnel, troops
  personnel, force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
  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"
  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 a highly mobile army unit
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • soldiery (Noun)
    Soldiers considered as a group.
  • soldiery (Noun)
    The profession or skill of being a soldier.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • soldiery (n.)
    A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.
  • soldiery (n.)
    Military service.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer πŸ’₯

  • soldiery
    A body of soldiers collectively considered; the military. β€œA camp of faithful soldiery.”

Part of speech

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