Landfyrd

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ground force; ground expedition; militia; army. historical

    "For that purpose Harold had of course to trust to the landfyrd, the militia of the shires."

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"For that purpose Harold had of course to trust to the landfyrd, the militia of the shires."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English landfyrd (“army”); equivalent to land + fyrd.

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