in|fan|try

in|fan|try
in|fan|try «IHN fuhn tree», noun, plural -tries.
1. soldiers trained, equipped, and organized to fight on foot. Infantry commonly carry small arms, now especially rifles.
2. a branch of an army consisting of such troops. Abbr: Inf.
[< French infanter < Italian infanteria < infante, or fante foot soldier; (originally) a youth < Latin īnfāns; see etym. under infancy (Cf.infancy)]

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