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ˈpæn dʊərpan·dour
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GCIDE
Pandournoun
Hence: A brutal soldier.
Webster Dictionary
Pandournoun
one of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army; -- so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pandour
pan′dōōr, n. a Hungarian foot-soldier in the Austrian service: a robber.—Also Pan′door. [From Pandur, a village in Hungary.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pandour
(from Pandur, a mountainous district of Hungary). The name has been applied to that portion of the light-armed infantry in the Austrian service which is raised in the Slavonian districts on the Turkish frontier. The Pandours originally fought under the orders of their own proper chief, who was called Harun-Basha, and rendered essential service to the Austrians during the Spanish War of Succession, and afterwards in the Seven Years’ War. They originally fought after the fashion of the “free lances,” and were a terror to the enemy, whom they annoyed incessantly. Their appearance was exceedingly picturesque, being somewhat oriental in character, and their arms consisted of a musket, pistol, a Hungarian sabre, and two Turkish poniards. Their habits of brigandage and cruelty rendered them, however, as much a terror to the people they defended as to the enemy. Since 1750 they have been gradually put under a stricter discipline, and are now incorporated with the Austrian frontier regiments.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pandour in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pandour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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