单词 | askar |
释义 | askarn. Military. Now historical. In North Africa: a soldier; spec. a native Moroccan infantryman. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > foot-soldier > types of kern1351 brigand?a1400 yeomana1400 peltast1600 miquelet1670 appointee1728 hoplite1728 light-bob1778 askar1826 zephyr1847 dough1909 1826 D. Denham Recent Discov. in Afr. iii. 100 in D. Denham et al. Narr. Trav. N. & Central Afr. Maraymy..served as an askar, or soldier, to the sheikh. 1879 A. Leared Visit to Court Morocco ii. 27 These troops..consisted chiefly of askars, or soldiers of the Sultan's guard. 1894 Standard 27 Sept. 3/4 [The] corpse borne in Royal State with the Shereefian banners waving before it.., and the troop of mounted bodyguard and askars on foot. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 619/1 An askar of the Riffi army. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 619/2 At our approach, bearded askar come to the salute. 2000 M. Gershovich Fr. Mil. Rule in Morocco ii. 57 On the morning of 17 April the ʿaskars were summoned by their French instructors to be notified of new measures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1826 |
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