armatoles
armatoles is the plural of armatole.
Meaning of armatole
Noun
armatole (plural armatoles or armatoli)
- A Greek armed mercenary who enforced Ottoman rule in Greece from the 15th century onward; during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), many armatoloi became pro-independence guerrilla fighters opposed to Ottoman rule.
- [page 159] These [the Klephtai] are either Greeks whose ancestors taking refuge in the mountains when the Turks first conquered the country, have transmitted to them hereditary persecution and liberty; or Armatoloi (a sort of Grecian militia, originally established in Thessaly, armed for their own...1824 July, “Art. VII. Histoire de la Régénération de la Grèce, par F[rançois] C[harles] H[ugues] L[aurent] Pouqueville. 4 tomes. Paris, 1824. [et al.]”, in The Westminster Review, volume II, number...
Noun capitalized: Armatoles
Armatoles
- plural of Armatole. (Alternative letter-case form of armatoles.)
Forms of armatoles
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Questions about armatoles
- What is armatoles the plural of?
- Armatoles is the plural of armatole.
- What part of speech is armatoles?
- Armatoles is a noun.
Words near armatoles in the dictionary
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