noun
dead soldier
Archaic term for a soldier who has died in battle or service.
古戦場には亡卒の名を刻んだ碑が立っている。
On the old battlefield stands a monument inscribed with the names of the dead soldiers.
noun
Archaic term for a soldier who abandons their duty or flees the battlefield.
軍律では亡卒は重罪とされた。
Under military law, deserters were considered to have committed a serious crime.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Archaic noun or suru-verb meaning the act of dying, especially in a military context.
彼は戦場で亡卒したと伝えられている。
It is said that he died on the battlefield.