miquelet

[ mik-uh-let ]

noun
  1. (in the Peninsular War) a Spanish guerrilla who fought against the French.

  2. a soldier in any of several Spanish infantry regiments.

  1. a flintlock of a type developed in Spain.

Origin of miquelet

1
1660–70; <Catalan, equivalent to Miquel Michael + -et-et

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