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condottiere

US/ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

condottiere noun: a mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

Noun

condottiere (plural condottieres or condottieri)

  1. (historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.
    • Statues of condottieri stood in their airless niches, darkness flaring in their eye sockets and nostrils.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 236
    Synonyms:
    mercenary

condottiere meaning in Tamil

condottiere in Tamil

கூலிப்படைத் தலைவன்

Synonyms of condottiere

Forms of condottiere

pluralcondottieres
pluralcondottieri

Origin of condottiere

From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).

Questions about condottiere

What does condottiere mean?
Condottiere means a mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.
What is condottiere in Tamil?
Condottiere in Tamil is கூலிப்படைத் தலைவன். See Condottiere meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is condottiere?
Condottiere is a noun.
How do you pronounce condottiere?
Condottiere is pronounced /ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of condottiere?
The plural of condottiere is condottieres.

Words near condottiere in the dictionary

  1. condors
  2. condos
  3. Condoses
  4. condotel
  5. condotels
  6. condottiere
  7. condottieres
  8. condottieri
  9. Condover
  10. Condra
  11. Condras

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