miquelet

[ mik-uh-let ]

noun

1. (in the Peninsular War) a Spanish guerrilla who fought against the French.
2. a soldier in any of several Spanish infantry regiments.
3. a flintlock of a type developed in Spain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of miquelet¹

1660–70; < Catalan, equivalent to Miquel Michael + -et -et