condottiere

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/ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

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/ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/ · /ˌkɔn.dəˈtjɛɹ.eɪ/ · /-doʊ-/ · /-tiˈɛɹ-/ · /-i/

Definition of condottiere

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noun

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

“Statues of condottieri stood in their airless niches, darkness flaring in their eye sockets and nostrils.”

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From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).

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