| Soldiery 1. (n.) A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectively; the military. 2. (n.) Military service. Thesaurus Entries armed force, armed service, army, array, career soldiers, fighting machine, forces, ground forces, ground troops, host, legions, military establishment, occupation force, paratroops, rank and file, ranks, regular army, regulars, ski troops, standing army, storm troops, the line, the military, troops |