miquelet

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miquelet

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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.

noun miquelets

historical An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia.
broadly A bandit.

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"miquelet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miquelet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"miquelet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miquelet.

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@misc{miquelet_2026,
  title = {miquelet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miquelet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}