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Soldiery vs Soldiers - What's the difference?

soldiery | soldiers |

As nouns the difference between soldiery and soldiers

is that soldiery is soldiers considered as a group while soldiers is .

As a verb soldiers is

(soldier).

soldiery

English

Noun

(soldieries)
  • Soldiers considered as a group.
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 790:
    • 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 .
  • The profession or skill of being a soldier.

    • Synonyms

    * (soldiers considered as a group) military personnel, troops

    soldiers

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (soldier)

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