CONDOTTIERE

Etymology

Noun

condottiere (plural condottieres or condottieri)

(historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

Synonyms

• See mercenary

Source: Wiktionary


Con`dot*tie"re, n.; pl. Condottieri. Etym: [It., captain.]

Definition: A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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