argoletier
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of argolet, after chevalier etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ)ɡələˈtɪə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]argoletier (plural argoletiers)
- (obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:, II.32:
- 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 […].