| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| condottiere |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·dot·tie·re |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n d -tyâr  , -tyâr |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. con·dot·tie·ri (-tyâr)
A leader of mercenary soldiers between the 14th and 16th centuries. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, from condotta, troop of mercenaries, from feminine past participle of condurre, to conduct, from Latin cond cere, to lead together. See conduce.
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