Hired for wages; paid by wages. †Of soldiers: Mercenary (obsolete).
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释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [adjective] > mercenary (7) wagedc1440 Hired for wages; paid by wages. †Of soldiers: Mercenary (obsolete). stipendiaryc1545 That receives a stipend. Of a soldier (now rare): Serving for pay, mercenary. mercenary1569 Hired, serving for wages. Now: spec. designating a soldier paid to serve in a foreign army or other military organization; (of an army) composed… wageable1614 That may be hired for military service, mercenary. provant1637 That serves or engages for provant; mercenary. Cf. provantman n. at compounds. Obsolete. stipendiarian1796 Characteristic of a stipendiary or mercenary soldier. mercenarian1886 Of or belonging to mercenary soldiers. |
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