infantry
in·fan·try [infantry infantries] BrE [ˈɪnfəntri] NAmE [ˈɪnfəntri] noun countable  singular or plural verb
soldiers who fight on foot
•infantry units
•The infantry was/were guarding the bridge.
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante ‘youth, infantryman’, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari).
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