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miquelet

miquelet noun: an irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia.

Noun

miquelet (plural miquelets)

  1. (historical) An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia.
  2. (broadly) A bandit.

Forms of miquelet

pluralmiquelets

Origin of miquelet

Catalan miquelet, a diminutive of Michael. Supposedly named after a Miquel or Miquelot de Prades, a Catalan mercenary captain in the service of Cesare Borgia.

Questions about miquelet

What does miquelet mean?
Miquelet means an irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia.
What part of speech is miquelet?
Miquelet is a noun.
What is the plural of miquelet?
The plural of miquelet is miquelets.

Words near miquelet in the dictionary

  1. mipsters
  2. MIQ
  3. Miqo
  4. Miqra
  5. Miquel's theorem
  6. miquelet
  7. miquelets
  8. Miquelon
  9. Miquelonnais
  10. miqveh
  11. miqvehs

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