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MERCENARIES
Noun
mercenaries
plural of mercenary
Source: Wiktionary
MERCENARY
Mer"ce*na*ry, a. Etym: [OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr. L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See Mercy.]
1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
2. Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish. Shak. For God forbid I should my papers blot With mercenary lines, with servile pen. Daniel.
Syn.
– See Venal.
Mer"ce*na*ry, n.; pl. Mercenaries (.
Definition: One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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