Main Entry: in·fan·try

Pronunciation: \ˈin-fən-trē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural in·fan·tries

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

Date: 1579

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