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Meaning of arquebusier | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A soldier armed with an arquebus.

historical

Equivalents

Español arcabucero
Français arquebusier
Italiano archibugiere
Polski arkebuzer
Português arcabuzeiro

Examples

“This included the head-piece and gorgett, the back and breast, with skirts of iron called tasses or tassets covering the thighs, as may be seen in the figures, representing the exercise of the pike, published anno 1622, by the title of the Military Art of Training; the same kind of armour was worn by the harquebusiers.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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