fantassinn.
(See quot. 1835.)
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1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi III. ix. i. 169 Two hundred fantassins, or foot soldiers, of Tuscany.
1853 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 20 534 Fierce Isolani's fantassins.
1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India II. 253 Quaint fantassins with matchlock, musket, tulwar, and bow.
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