"miquelet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miquelets [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ca|miquelet}} Catalan miquelet Head templates: {{en-noun}} miquelet (plural miquelets)
  1. (military, historical) An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-miquelet-en-noun-Mb6nmpj3 Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (by extension) A bandit. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-miquelet-en-noun-Q1-tftRw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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