dragoon
noun
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
have dragooned
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present perfectof dragoon.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He would have dragooned the Irish into Protestantism and made the three Catholic provinces into a Crown colony.
From The Life of Froude by Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield) Paul
