Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for INF'ANT-RY
INF'ANT-RY, n. [Fr. infanterie; Sp. infanteria; It. fanteria. See Infant.]
In military affairs, the soldiers or troops that serve on foot, as distinguished from cavalry; as, a company, regiment or brigade of infantry. In some armies, there have been heavy-armed infantry, and light-armed or light infantry, according to their manner of arming and equipping.
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