HUSSARS

Noun

hussars

plural of hussar

Source: Wiktionary


HUSSAR

Hus*sar", n. Etym: [Hung. huszár, from husz twenty, because under King Matthais I., in the fifteenth century, every twenty houses were to furnish one horse soldier; cf. G. husar, F. houssard, hussard, from the same source.] (Mil.)

Definition: Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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