soldiery
/ˈsoʊldʒəri/
noun
- Soldiers as a group; military forces.
- The general addressed the soldiery before the battle.
- The ancient kingdom relied on a well-trained soldiery for defense.
- The soldiery marched through the city gates at dawn.
- The profession or activity of being a soldier; military life.
- He spent his youth in the soldiery, serving in several campaigns.
- Many young men of that era chose soldiery as a career.
- The hardships of soldiery are often romanticized in stories.