Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun military_service

2 senses of military service

Sense 1
military service, armed service, service -- (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
       => force, personnel -- (group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")

Sense 2
military service -- (land tenure by service in the lord's army)
       => service -- ((law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him)