transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-fən-trē ]
noun
( plural -tries )
Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier, from Latin infant-, infans
Date: 1579
1.
a. : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot
b. : a branch of an army composed of these soldiers
2. : an infantry regiment or division