turcopolier

plural turcopoliers

1. rareA knight who is in charge of a group of turcopoles.

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   Although this was straightforward enough in theory, in practice there was considerable scope for conflict between the turcopolier, his subordinates and other authorities, most notably the master, whose subjects the villagers and hence the guards of Rhodes were, but also including those castellans and senior brethren who held authority over the islands' villages

   2005, Gregory O'Malley, The Knights Hospitaller of the English Langue 1460-1565, page 307