pandour

[ pan-door ]

/ ˈpæn dʊər /

noun

History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.

a brutal, marauding soldier.

Origin of pandour

1740–50; <French pandour(e) ≪ Serbo-Croatian pàndūr community or city policeman, pandour, probably <Hungarian pandúr<Slavic *pǫdarĭ (>Serbo-Croatian pùdār one who guards a vineyard), derivative of *pǫditi to drive off, frighten; the Serbo-Croatian variant bàndūr (17th century) may result from crossing with Medieval Latin banderia or Italian bandiera troop, literally, banner

Words nearby pandour

pandora, Pandorae Fretum, Pandora's box, pandora shell, pandore, pandour, pandowdy, p & p, P&S, pandurate, pandy

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Example sentences from the Web for pandour

You would be forgetting her descent from the Pandour hordes who came galloping up out of the Caucasus so many centuries ago.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee
The Dolphin and Pandour had previously anchored on the north shore.
Our Sailors|W.H.G. Kingston
Bancaleone had left the room; but an attendant opened the door, saying that a Pandour had brought a despatch for his Majesty.
Tales from Blackwood|Various
A scaffold was standing in the court, with two dead bodies in the Pandour uniform lying upon it.
Tales from Blackwood|Various

The points of inrush, the tideways of these Pandour Deluges seem to be mainly three.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for pandour

pandour

/ (ˈpændʊə) /

noun

one of an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers in the Austrian service, notorious for their brutality

Word Origin for pandour

C18: via French from Hungarian pandur, from Croat: guard, probably from Medieval Latin banderius summoner, from bannum ban 1

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单词	pandour
释义	pandour [ pan-door ] / ˈpæn dʊər / noun History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty. a brutal, marauding soldier. Origin of pandour 1740–50; <French pandour(e) ≪ Serbo-Croatian pàndūr community or city policeman, pandour, probably <Hungarian pandúr<Slavic pǫdarĭ (>Serbo-Croatian pùdār one who guards a vineyard), derivative of pǫditi to drive off, frighten; the Serbo-Croatian variant bàndūr (17th century) may result from crossing with Medieval Latin banderia or Italian bandiera troop, literally, banner Words nearby pandour pandora, Pandorae Fretum, Pandora's box, pandora shell, pandore, pandour, pandowdy, p & p, P&S, pandurate, pandy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pandour You would be forgetting her descent from the Pandour hordes who came galloping up out of the Caucasus so many centuries ago. Captain Macedoine's Daughter\|William McFee The Dolphin and Pandour had previously anchored on the north shore. Our Sailors\|W.H.G. Kingston Bancaleone had left the room; but an attendant opened the door, saying that a Pandour had brought a despatch for his Majesty. Tales from Blackwood\|Various A scaffold was standing in the court, with two dead bodies in the Pandour uniform lying upon it. Tales from Blackwood\|Various The points of inrush, the tideways of these Pandour Deluges seem to be mainly three. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for pandour pandour / (ˈpændʊə) / noun one of an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers in the Austrian service, notorious for their brutality Word Origin for pandour C18: via French from Hungarian pandur, from Croat: guard, probably from Medieval Latin banderius summoner, from bannum ban 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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