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Webster 1913 Edition

Hussar

Hus-sar′

,
Noun.
[Hung.
huszár
, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hussar

HUS'SAR

,
Noun.
s as z. A mounted soldier of horseman, in German cavalry. The hussars are the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia. Their regimentals are a fur cap adorned with a feather, a doublet, a pair of breeches to which the stockings are fastened, and a pair of red or yellow boots. Their arms are a saber, a carbine and pistols. Hussars now form a part of the French and English cavalry.

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Hussar

Hussar

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hussar

hussar

See also: Hussar

English

Noun

hussar ‎(plural hussars)

  1. (historical) A member of the national cavalry of Hungary or Croatia.
  2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

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Borrowing from Hungarian huszár ‎(“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar ‎(“highwayman, brigand”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος ‎(khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro ‎(“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius ‎(“pirate”), from Latin cursus ‎(“running”), from currō ‎(“run”).

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