Tumultuary forces: see A. 1.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > irregulars (8) tumultuary1654 Tumultuary forces: see A. 1. watch1739 In the early 18th cent., the designation of certain companies of irregular troops in the Highlands. irregular1747 Military. A soldier not of the regular army; almost always in plural = irregular troops (see A. 9). campoo1803 ‘Used for “a camp”, but formerly specifically applied to the partially disciplined brigades under European commanders in the Mahratta service’ (Yule). pioneer corps1845 In the British colonies (esp. South Asia and Southern Africa): a body of irregular troops. Now rare. harka1903 A body of Moroccan irregular troops. Legion of Frontiersmen1905 One who lives on the frontier of a country, or on the outlying districts of civilization. Legion of Frontiersmen, an organization intended to enrol… non-regular1909 Military. = irregular, n. 2b. |
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