miquelet

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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.

Noun

miquelet (plural miquelets)

  1. (military>historical) An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalania
  2. (by extension) A bandit.

References

  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Miquelets". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 566.