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Definitions for: Hussar [n] a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
Webster (1913) Definition: Hus*sar", n. [Hung. husz['a]r, 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.
See Also: cavalryman, trooper
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