Troop(n.)
- A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
Troop(n.)
- Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.
Troop(n.)
- Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.