condottiere

Noun CEFR C1

ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ

Definitions

A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

Equivalents

Françaiscondottiere

Portuguêscondottiere condottiero

Italianocondottiere

4 more languages

Ελληνικάκοντοτιέρος

Русскийкондотьер

Svenskakondottiär

Українськакондотьєр

Examples

“Statues of condottieri stood in their airless niches, darkness flaring in their eye sockets and nostrils.”

CEFR level

C1

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

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See also

Condover Condra Condrey Condrieu Condron Condry

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