noun
condottiere
Condottiere (noun) means a paid army leader from Italy in the 1300s, and later found in other parts of Europe too.
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A paid army leader from Italy in the 1300s, and later found in other parts of Europe too.
"Statues of condottieri stood in their airless niches, darkness flaring in their eye sockets and nostrils."
— JG Ballard, Super-Cannes (2000)
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Etymology
Comes from Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus ("assembled, collected").
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What is the meaning of condottiere?
"condottiere" (noun) means a paid army leader from Italy in the 1300s, and later found in other parts of Europe too.
What is another word for condottiere?
Other words for "condottiere" include mercenary.
