condottiere

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Definition of condottiere in English English dictionary

A mercenary military leader from 14th century Italy and later in other parts of Europe

{i} leader of a mercenaries group during the Renaissance; hired soldier, mercenary; band of mercenaries

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

Hyphenation

con·dot·tie·re

Etymology

() Italian