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 soldiers2: an infantry regiment or division