Noah Webster
Warfare
WARFARE, noun [war and fare.]
1. Military service; military life; war.
The Philistines gathered their armies for warfare 1 Samuel 28:1.
2. Contest; struggle with spiritual enemies.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Corinthians 10:4.
WARFARE, verb intransitive To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
In that credulous warfaring age. [Little Used.]