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fantassin|ˈfæntæsɪn|
[a. Fr. fantassin, ad. It. fantaccino, dim. of fante foot-soldier.]
(See quot. 1835.)
1835Lytton Rienzi ix. i, Two hundred fantassins, or foot-soldiers, of Tuscany. 1853Tait's Mag. XX. 534 Fierce Isolani's fantassins. 1860Russell Diary India II. 253 Quaint fantassins with matchlock, musket, tulwar, and bow. |