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Bible Encyclopedias
Mercenary
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Lat. mercenarius, from merces, reward, gain), one who serves or acts solely for motives of personal gain, particularly a soldier who offers himself for service in any army which may hire him. The name is sometimes used as a term of reproach by nations who raise their armies by conscription, of armies raised by voluntary enlistment whose members are paid a more or less living wage.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mercenary'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mercenary.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mercenary'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mercenary.html. 1910.
