palikar

noun

pal·​i·​kar

variants or less commonly palicar

ˈpaləˌkär

plural -s

1

: a Greek or Albanian soldier in the pay of the sultan of Turkey

2

: a soldier of the Greek militia in the war of independence (1821–28) against Turkey

Word History

Etymology

New Greek palikari, pallēkari youth, from Late Greek pallikarion page, diminutive of pallēk-, pallēx young man or woman

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