condottiere en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɔn.dəˈtjɛɹ.eɪ/ (General-American)
- /-doʊ-/ (General-American)
- /-i/ (General-American)
- /-tiˈɛɹ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| condottieri | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| condottieres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
bg кондотиер (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · pt condottiere (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · uk кондотьєр (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · hy կոնդոտիեր (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · sv kondottiär (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · pt condottiero (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · ru кондотьер (medieval Italian mercenary leader) · el κοντοτιέρος (medieval Italian mercenary leader)