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infantry definition

in·fan·try (in′fən trē)

noun pl. infantries -·tries

  1. foot soldiers collectively; esp., that branch of an army consisting of soldiers trained and equipped to fight chiefly on foot
  2. a (designated) infantry regiment the 274th Infantry

Etymology: Fr infanterie < It infanteria < infante, very young person, knight's page, foot soldier < L infans: see infant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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