Etymology

pandour

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Today it means: One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in the Austrian army. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian pandur ← Medieval Latin banderius
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived frombanderius
  2. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed frompandur
  3. English todaypandour

From Serbo-Croatian pandur, from Medieval Latin banderius, a follower of a banner.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.