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chariotry|ˈtʃærɪətrɪ|
[f. chariot n. + -ry. (There may have been a Fr. charioterie, in sense 1; with sense 2 cf. cavalry, camelry, etc.)]
†1. The art of driving a chariot. Obs. rare—1.
1686–7Aubrey Rem. Gentilisme (1881) 120 Chariotry is one of the antiquated Modes of Chivalry.
2. The collective name for soldiers who fought from chariots. Cf. cavalry, infantry.
1828Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 260 Deep ruts..indented..by the wheels of Fingal's chariotry. 1871F. C. Cook in Speaker's Comm. Ezek. v. 28 I. 309/2 The entire loss of the chariotry and cavalry. Ibid. 463/2 Israel had no chariotry. |