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Italian
Etymology
From fedi(re) (“to wound, injure”, alternative form of ferire) + -tore (“-er”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe.diˈto.re/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: fe‧di‧tó‧re
Noun
feditore m (plural feditori) (obsolete)
- (literally) Alternative form of feritore (“wounder, injurer”)
- (historical, military) a 1st-line cavalryman
1348–1363, Matteo Villani, “Libro settimo [Seventh book]”, in Cronica [Chronicle], volume 2, Florence: Magheri, published 1825, Cap. ⅩⅤ. Le schiere e gli ordini de' Franceschi, page 236:A costoro fu commesso d'assalire prima i nemici, ed essendo apparecchiati in sul campo, e le spianate fatte, appresso a lui fu fatta la schiera del conestabile di Francia, […] e questa schiera dovea percuotere appresso i feditori- They were tasked with assaulting the enemy first, and, being set on the field, and the clearing made, the ranks of the conestable of France were put after him, and these ranks were to attack after the first attackers
References
- feditore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana