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footsoldiery en · NOUN

Etymology

From foot + soldiery.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) Foot soldiers collectively.
    • The previous distinction between mounted Ba'ni cavalry and BaNten footsoldiery had apparently lost its significance by this point. 2006, Richard Fardon, Lela in Bali: History through Ceremony in Cameroon, page 61:
    • Two soldiers have been selected here from Roman bas-reliefs, which give a fair idea of the general appearance of the footsoldiery of their legions. 1846, Frederick William Fairholt, Costume in England: