English Explanatory Dictionary

miquelet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia.
  2. A bandit.

Word forms

miquelet miquelets

Etymology

Catalan miquelet, a diminutive of Michael. Supposedly named after a Miquel or Miquelot de Prades, a Catalan mercenary captain in the service of Cesare Borgia.

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