私し兵へい

noun

private army; private soldiers

Refers to armed forces maintained by a private individual or organization, not by the state. Often used in historical or political contexts.

• 中ちゅう世せいの貴き族ぞくは私し兵へいを抱かかえていた。

  Medieval nobles kept private armies.

• その企き業ぎょうは私し兵へいのような警けい備び部ぶ隊たいを持もっている。

  The company has a security force like a private army.