condottiere
Example Sentences
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The earliest writers on the new tactics necessitated by villainous saltpetre were Italians trained in condottiere warfare.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
The execution of the condottiere, Fra Moreale, was an act of ingratitude as well as of treachery.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
The condottiere was in other words a contractor or impresario, undertaking to do a certain piece of work for a certain price, and to furnish the requisite forces for the business in good working order.
From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington
On which side of a quarrel a condottiere fought mattered but little, so great was the confusion of Italian politics, and so complete was the egotism of these fraudful, violent, and treacherous party leaders.
From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington
Adjoining the east porch is the Capella Colleoni, the mausoleum of Bartolommeo Colleoni the celebrated condottiere of the fifteenth century, whose equestrian statue in front of the church of SS.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
