fidaʽi

noun

fi·​daʽi

variants or fida'i or fidai

fiˈdäˌē

or less commonly fidawi

-äwē

or fedai

-äˌē

plural fidaʽis or fida'is or fidai or fidais also fidawi or fidawis or fedai or fedais

sometimes capitalized

: a member of an Ismaili order of assassins known for their willingness to offer up their lives in order to carry out delegated assignments of murdering appointed victims

Word History

Etymology

Persian fidā'ī

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