armies

NOUN

military force, usually for land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artillery battalion command company corps infantry squad troops

STRONG

battery brigade cavalry column detail division flight formation legion outfit platoon regiment soldiers soldiery wing

WEAK

armed force patrol unit

Antonyms

STRONG

individual whole

NOUN

group resembling military force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

company mob unit

STRONG

array cloud crowd division flock horde host legion multitude outfit pack regiment scores swarm throng

Example Sentences

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The armigers also became an hereditary class, and before long they too were exempted from crown taxation.

From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron

In many cases the armigers were raised to the rank of knights.

From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron

Those of the old magnates who did not become knights were known as armigers, or armor-clad foot-soldiers.

From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron