condottiere
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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
The man still wore his mask, but at the first word which he uttered Brandilancia to his astonishment recognised the condottiere Radicofani.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)
This he did with the help of the Castilian party, who hoped to profit by the services of the famous condottiere.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand
It is old Gattamelata, the condottiere of the Venetian forces in the long wars with Padua.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
Henry of Navarre shall in reality be nothing but your condottiere, and I will not be exigeante.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)
