Definitions for condottiere

condottiere con·dot·tie·re

Spelling: [kawn-duh-tyair-ey, -tyair-ee; Italian kawn-dawt-
IPA: /ˌkɔn dəˈtyɛər eɪ, -ˈtyɛər i; Italian ˌkɔn dɔtˈtyɛ rɛ/

Condottiere is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 650 anagrams from letters in condottiere (cdeeinoortt).

Definitions for condottiere

noun

  1. a leader of a private band of mercenary soldiers in Italy, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries.
  2. any mercenary; soldier of fortune.

Origin of condottiere

1785-95; Italian, equivalent to condott(o) (Latin conductus hired man, past participle of condūcere to conduce; see conduct) + -iere La

Examples for condottiere

Seeing that the indignation of her mistress merely amused the condottiere the dwarf took a cajoling tone.

The condottiere burst into a roar of laughter so violent that he had to lean against the mud wall, and hold his sides.

"The condottiere" represents the fighting spirit of the Middle Ages.

The veteran condottiere himself was no longer so scrupulous.

It is old Gattamelata, the condottiere of the Venetian forces in the long wars with Padua.

Is he not the famous Bianchetti, a condottiere employed by the people, as the condottieri once were by the kings and nobles?

He went to Pampeluna to the court of his brother-in-law, the King of Navarre, where he took service as a condottiere.

Henry of Navarre shall in reality be nothing but your condottiere, and I will not be exigeante.

When the Tribune set his foot within the gates of the city the condottiere's fate was sealed.

Duke Valentino now assumed the life of a condottiere, in order to raise troops for his enterprise.

Word Value for condottiere
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