Condottieʹri

Leaders of military adventurers in the fifteenth century. The most noted of these brigand leaders in Italy were Guarnieʹri, Lando, Francesʹco of Carmagʹnola, and Francesco Sforza. Giacʹomo Sforza, the son of Francesco, married the daughter of the Duke of Milan, and succeeded his father-in-law. The singular is Condottiēre (5 syl.).