soldatesque
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French.
Adjective[edit]
soldatesque (comparative more soldatesque, superlative most soldatesque)
- (archaic) soldierly, soldierlike
- 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 23, in The History of Pendennis. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
- As he strode down Clavering High Street, his hat on one side, his cane clanking on the pavement, or waving round him in the execution of military cuts and soldatesque manoeuvres […]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish soldadesco, itself borrowed from Italian soldatesco. By surface analysis, soldat + -esque.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
soldatesque (plural soldatesques)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
soldatesque f (plural soldatesques)
- (derogatory) mob of unruly soldiers
- (derogatory) army rabble
- Near-synonym: piétaille
Further reading[edit]
- “soldatesque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
soldatesque m or f (plural soldatesques)
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