TROOP (an

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• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of Fr. troupe, O. Fr. trope; cf. Ital. troppa, troppa; Med.

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• LAT

Lat. truppus; the origin is doubtful; suggestions have been made that it represents a

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• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German conception of Latin turba,

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• CROWD, CROUTH, CROWTH

crowd, or is an adaptation of Norw. tarp,

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• FLOCK

flock)  , a company or assemblage of persons, the term being usually applied in the plural to a body of soldiers of varying strength and of different arms . Specifically, a `.` troop " is one of the smaller units into which a regiment of horse-soldiers is divided, forming a subdivision of a squadron . Roughly speaking, it consists of sixteen files, and does not exceed from 30 to 40 sabres; in some armies, however, a maximum limit of 6o sabres are found (see CAVALRY) . For the military ceremony known as " trooping of the colours," see COLOURS, MILITARY .