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turcopoles

turcopoles is the plural of turcopole.

Meaning of turcopole

Noun

turcopole (plural turcopoles)

  1. (historical) A mounted archer locally recruited by the Christian states during the Crusades.
    • Thus in March 1460, the council ordered the restoration of a turcopole removed from office by the lieutenant turcopolier in a manner not in accordance with the statutes, while some sixteen years later the master and council ruled that the lieutenant turcopolier had wrongly removed a turcopole of...2005, Gregory O'Malley, The Knights Hospitaller of the English Langue 1460-1565, page 307

Questions about turcopoles

What is turcopoles the plural of?
Turcopoles is the plural of turcopole.

Words near turcopoles in the dictionary

  1. Turcophobic
  2. Turcophobist
  3. Turcophobists
  4. Turcophone
  5. turcopole
  6. turcopoles
  7. turcopolier
  8. turcopoliers
  9. Turcos
  10. Turcot syndrome
  11. Turcott

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