mercenary

UK
/ˈmɜːsənəri/
US
/ˈmɜrsəˌnɛri/

Examples

The battle of St Quentin (1557) is usually taken as the date from which the last type of a purely mercenary _arm_ (as distinct from _corps_) comes into prominence.

La bataille de Saint-Quentin (1557) est généralement considérée comme le moment à partir duquel le dernier type d’arme purement mercenaire (distinct d’un corps) prend de l’importance.