camelry

noun

camelry

noun

UK /ˈkæ.məl.ɹi/

Etymology From camel + -ry, modelled after cavalry.

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Government, Military, Politics, War A military arm of service that fights while riding camels.

  • A column of camelry emerged from the city as her honor guards.1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 422:

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