infantry

in·fan·try

noun \ˈin-fən-trē\

plural in·fan·tries

Definition of INFANTRY

1

a : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot b : a branch of an army composed of these soldiers

2

: an infantry regiment or division

Examples of INFANTRY

1. He joined the infantry after leaving school.

Origin of INFANTRY

Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier, from Latin infant-, infans

First Known Use: 1579