condottiere
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condottiere
- /ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/ US
- /ˌkɔn.dəˈtjɛɹ.eɪ/ US
- /-doʊ-/ US
- /-tiˈɛɹ-/ US
- /-i/ US
Where it comes from
From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).
noun condottieres · condottieri
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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.
Similar: mercenary
Translations
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noun medieval Italian mercenary leader
| Português | condottiere, condottiero |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κοντοτιέρος kontotiéros |
| Русский | кондотьер kondotʹjer |
Talk about this word "condottiere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/condottiere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. condottiere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/condottiere "condottiere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/condottiere.Cite this
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title = {condottiere},
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