Condottiere Definition

kŏndə-tyârē, -tyârā
condottieri
noun
In Europe from the 14th to the 16th cent., a captain of a band of mercenaries.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Condottiere

Noun

Singular:
condottiere
Plural:
condottieres

Origin of Condottiere

  • Italian from condotta troop of mercenaries from feminine past participle of condurre to conduct from Latin condūcere to lead together conduce

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian condottiere.

    From Wiktionary

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