pandour


pandour

(ˈpændʊə) n (Historical Terms) one of an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers in the Austrian service, notorious for their brutality[C18: via French from Hungarian pandur, from Croat: guard, probably from Medieval Latin banderius summoner, from bannum ban1]

pan•dour

(ˈpæn dʊər)

n. 1. a member of an 18th-century Croatian regiment in the Austrian army, noted for its ruthlessness. 2. a brutal, marauding soldier. [1740–50; < French pandour(e) « Serbo-Croatian pàndūr community policeman, pandour]