Warfare \War"fare`\, n. [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage,
course, AS. faru. See Fare, n.]
1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by
enemies; hostilities; war.
The Philistines gathered their armies together for
warfare, to fight with Israel. --I Sam.
xxviii. 1.
This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your
warfare. --Milton.
2. Contest; struggle.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor.
x. 4.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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