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sol⋅dier⋅y

  [sohl-juh-ree]
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–noun, plural -dier⋅ies for 2.
1. soldiers collectively.
2. a body of soldiers.
3. military training or skill.
Origin:
1560–70; soldier + -ry
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sol·dier·y   (sōl'jə-rē)   
n.  
  1. Soldiers considered as a group.
  2. The profession of soldiering.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Soldiery

Sol"dier*y\, n. 1. A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.

A camp of faithful soldiery. --Milton.

2. Military service. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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