noun
- women who accompanied armies to sell provisions and liquor to soldiers
Usage: historical; military
Examples
- The vivandieres followed the French army during the Napoleonic Wars.
- These women served as vivandieres, providing food and drink to weary soldiers.
- Historical accounts describe vivandieres as essential to military campaigns.
- The regiment was accompanied by several vivandieres who set up makeshift shops.
- Vivandieres often wore distinctive uniforms while serving the troops.
- Many vivandieres were wives or relatives of soldiers in the regiment.