argoletier

English

Etymology

Alteration of argolet, after chevalier etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ)ɡələˈtɪə(ɹ)/

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Noun

argoletier (plural argoletiers)

1. (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 […].