A retainer bound to maintain a hobby for military service; a soldier who rode a hobby, a light horseman. Obsolete exc. Historical.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier > light-armed (15) hobblerc1308 A retainer bound to maintain a hobby for military service; a soldier who rode a hobby, a light horseman. Obsolete exc. Historical. prickera1350 A person who spurs or rides a horse; a rider, a horseman; a mounted warrior or soldier, esp. a light horseman employed as a skirmisher or scout… genetorc1440 A soldier who rides a jennet (jennet, n.1 1). stradiotc1515 = estradiot, n. light horse1524 A lightly armed cavalry soldier; = light horseman, n. 1. Now historical and rare. hussar1532 One of a body of light horsemen organized in Hungary in the 15th cent., and long confined to the Hungarian army; hence, the name of light cavalry… light horseman1544 A lightly armed cavalry soldier. Now historical. demi-lancer1552 = 2. demi-lancea1556 A light horseman armed with a demilance. In the literal sense, obsolete by 1600, except as historical; in 17th cent. often used humorously like… estradiot1577 One of a class of light cavalry, originally raised in Greece and Albania, who served in the Venetian and other armies during the 15th and 16th… argoletier1579 = argolet, n. argoletc1580 A light-armed horse-soldier; originally a mounted bowman. Cossack1587 A member of a people of Ukraine and southern Russia, noted for their horsemanship and military skill. Also attributive or adj.‘From them the… jennet1676 A (Spanish) light horseman. Obsolete exc. Historical. hobbler-archer1786 an archer mounted on a light horse. |
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