About The Word Hussar
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Hussar
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What's The Definition Of Hussar?
[n] a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hussar: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hussar: See Also | cavalryman | trooper Hussar In Webster's Dictionary \Hus*sar"\, n. [Hung. husz['a]r, from husz twenty,
because under King Matthais I., in the fifteenth century,
every twenty houses were to furnish one horse soldier; cf. G.
husar, F. houssard, hussard, from the same source.] (Mil.)
Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and
Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.
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