argoletier

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/ˌɑː(ɹ)ɡələˈtɪə(ɹ)/

noun

A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.

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Meanings

nounargoletier (plural argoletiers)

plural argoletiers

  1. obsoletegovernmentA light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.

    And he that shall enquire of our Argolettiers or Free-booters, what experiences they have had in these our late civil wars, shal no doubt find effect and examples of patience, of obstinacy and stif-neckednes […].

    , II.32

Origin

Alteration of argolet, after chevalier etc.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argoletier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argoletier.

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