mus·ket·ry \ˈməskə̇trē\noun (-es) Etymology: French mousqueterie, from mousquet musket + -erie -ery — more at musket 1.: muskets 2.: musketeers 3. a.: musket or rifle fire < rattle of musketry > b.: the technique of using small arms or of concentrating the collective fire of rifle and automatic rifle-fire units < had not had enough training in … musketry — J.H.Michaelis >