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stradiot

noun
strad·​i·​ot | \ ˈstradēət, usually -ət+V\
plural -s

Definition of stradiot

: a light cavalryman recruited especially from Albania, Dalmatia, or Greece and employed in the Venetian and other armies in the 15th and 16th centuries

History and Etymology for stradiot

Middle French, from Italian stradiotto; from Greek stratiōtēs soldier, from stratia army, military campaign, from stratos army, host

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