单词 | condottiere |
释义 | condottiere /kawn'deuh tyair"ay, -tyair"ee/; It. /kawn'dawt tye"rdde/, n. , pl. condottieri /-tyair"ee/; It. /-tye"rddee/. 1. a leader of a private band of mercenary soldiers in Italy, esp. in the 14th and 15th centuries. 2. any mercenary; soldier of fortune. [1785-95; < It, equiv. to condott(o) ( < L conductus hired man, ptp. of conducere to CONDUCE; see CONDUCT) + -iere < L -arius -ARY] |
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