camelry
English edit
Etymology edit
From camel + -ry, modelled after cavalry.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.məl.ɹi/
Noun edit
camelry (countable and uncountable, plural camelries)
- (military) A military arm of service that fights while riding camels.
- 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 422:
- A column of camelry emerged from the city as her honor guards.