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condottiere

[ kawn-duh-tyair-ey, -tyair-ee; Italian kawn-dawt-tye-re ]

noun

, plural con·dot·tie·ri [kawn-d, uh, -, tyair, -ee, kawn-dawt-, tye, -, r, ee].
  1. a leader of a private band of mercenary soldiers in Italy, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries.
  2. any mercenary; soldier of fortune.


condottiere

/ ˌkɒndɒˈtjɛərɪ /

noun

  1. a commander or soldier in a professional mercenary company in Europe from the 13th to the 16th centuries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of condottiere1

1785–95; < Italian, equivalent to condott ( o ) (< Latin conductus hired man, past participle of condūcere to conduce; conduct ) + -iere < Latin -ārius -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of condottiere1

C18: from Italian, from condotto leadership, from condurre to lead, from Latin condūcere; see conduct
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Example Sentences

Meeting with the band of Oldrado Sampuynano, the Condottiere, she enlisted under his banner.

He's a species of condottiere; we can buy his allegiance with his service: and we must forego the sentimental objection.

But he was really little more than a condottiere, and his orthodoxy was suspect.

Seeing that the indignation of her mistress merely amused the condottiere the dwarf took a cajoling tone.

Henry of Navarre shall in reality be nothing but your condottiere, and I will not be exigeante.

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