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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Infantry

Foot soldiers. Said to be first applied to a body of men collected by the Infante or heir-apparent of Spain for the purpose of rescuing his father from the Moors. The success of the attempt rendered the corps popular. (Spanish, infanteria; Italian, fanteria; fante means a servant.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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