armies

Variant of army

noun pl. armies

  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

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

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