souldier

English

Noun

souldier (plural souldiers)

1. Obsolete spelling of soldier.
   • 1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “Agis and Cleomenes”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, […], London: […] Richard Field, →OCLC, page 851:

     […] Ageſilaus in like manner, the kings Vncle, and an eloquent man, was very effeminate and couetous, and yet prickt forward to giue his furtherance to this attempt as it appeared, by his ſonne Hippomedon, who was a notable good ſouldier, and could doe very much, by meanes of the loue and good will the younge men did beare him.

Verb

souldier (third-person singular simple present souldiers, present participle souldiering, simple past and past participle souldiered)

1. Obsolete spelling of soldier.

Middle French

Noun

souldier m (plural souldiers)

1. soldier