Heyduck
or Hey·duke, Hey·duc
[ hahy-doo k ]
/ ˈhaɪ dʊk /
noun
Definition for heyduck (2 of 2)
Haiduk
or Hey·duck, Hey·duke, Hey·duc
[ hahy-doo k ]
/ ˈhaɪ dʊk /
noun
one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th-century Hungary.
an outlaw who engaged in brigandage and irregular warfare against the Turks in the Slavic regions of the Ottoman Empire.
a male servant or attendant dressed in semimilitary Hungarian costume.
Also Hei·duc, Hei·duk.
Origin of Haiduk
< Hungarian hajdúk, plural of hajdú
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Examples from the Web for heyduck
She came driving thither in a carriage and four and with a heyduck in attendance.
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British Dictionary definitions for heyduck (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for heyduck (2 of 2)
Haiduk
Heyduck or Heiduc
/ (ˈhaɪdʊk) /
noun
a rural brigand in the European part of the Ottoman Empire
Word Origin for Haiduk
C17: from Hungarian hajdúk brigands
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