militarinessn.

1592 B. Rich Aduentures Brusanus iii. xii. 136 They had both forgotten their martiall disciplines & vtterly shaken of their militarynes, but common necessity inforced them to armes.

1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xvi. 273 Don't be surprised at the militariness of my lingo, for I am colonel of the regiment of foot militia here.

1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 152 All sense of militariness..seems to be disappearing.

1955 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 20 294 All crew members..answered 22 questionnaire items descriptive of their AC's behavior, eight describing his nurturance, and seven each on his intimacy and militariness.

2000 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 5 Feb. So, intellectually, I know that not all soldiers are the immature, sexist stereotypes I assumed in my youth. But I still have reservations about the ‘militariness’ of it all.