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nounA mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.
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Origin
- Latinconductus“assembled, collected”
- Italiancondottiere
- Englishcondottiere
From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).
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Bulgarian кондотиер
- кондотиер (kondotier)medieval Italian mercenary leader
Greek κοντοτιέρος
- κοντοτιέρος (kontotiéros)medieval Italian mercenary leader
Portuguese condottiere, condottiero
- condottieremedieval Italian mercenary leader
- condottieromedieval Italian mercenary leader
Russian кондотьер
- кондотьер (kondotʹjer)medieval Italian mercenary leader
Swedish kondottiär
- kondottiärmedieval Italian mercenary leader
Ukrainian кондотьєр
- кондотьєр (kondotʹjer)medieval Italian mercenary leader
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“condottiere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condottiere. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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