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soldieries

soldieries is the plural of soldiery.

Meaning of soldiery

Noun

soldiery (plural soldieries)

  1. Soldiers considered as a group.
    • 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.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 790
  2. The profession or skill of being a soldier.

Questions about soldieries

What is soldieries the plural of?
Soldieries is the plural of soldiery.

Words near soldieries in the dictionary

  1. soldieresses
  2. soldierfish
  3. soldierfishes
  4. soldierflies
  5. soldierfly
  6. soldieries
  7. soldiering
  8. soldiering on
  9. soldierings
  10. soldierize
  11. soldierized

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