miquelet

== English == === Etymology === Catalan miquelet, a diminutive of Michael. Supposedly named after a Miquel or Miquelot de Prades, a Catalan mercenary captain in the service of Cesare Borgia. === Noun === miquelet (plural miquelets) (military, historical) An irregular or partisan soldier in Catalonia. (by extension) A bandit. === References === Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Miquelets". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 566.