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noun
An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A bandit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
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.
