feditore

Italian

Etymology

From fedi(re) (“to wound, injure”, alternative form of ferire) +‎ -tore (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.diˈto.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: fe‧di‧tó‧re

Noun

feditore m (plural feditori) (obsolete)

1. (literally) Alternative form of feritore (“wounder, injurer”)
2. (historical, military) a 1st-line cavalryman
   • 1348–1363, Matteo Villani, “Libro settimo [Seventh book]”, in Cronica [Chronicle]‎^[1], volume 2, Florence: Magheri, published 1825, Cap. ⅩⅤ. Le schiere e gli ordini de' Franceschi, page 236:

     A costoro fu commesso d'assalire prima i nemici, ed essendo apparecchiati in sul campo, e le spianate fatte, appresso a lui fu fatta la schiera del conestabile di Francia, […] e questa schiera dovea percuotere appresso i feditori

     They were tasked with assaulting the enemy first, and, being set on the field, and the clearing [having been] made, the ranks of the conestable of France were put after him, and these ranks were to attack after the first attackers

References

• feditore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana