footsoldiery en · NOUN
Etymology
From foot + soldiery.
Meanings
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(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: