armies

Variant of army

army definition

army (är′mē)

noun pl. armies -·mies

  1. a large, organized body of soldiers for waging war, esp. on land
  2. a military unit, usually two or more army corps, together with auxiliary troops
  3. standing army
  4. a large organization of persons for a specific cause the Salvation Army
  5. any large number of persons, animals, etc. considered as a whole the army of the unemployed

Etymology: ME & OFr armee < armer, arm, v.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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