Haiduk

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haiduck \Hai"duck\ (h[imac]"d[.u]k), n. [G. haiduck, heiduck,
     fr. Hung. hajdu.]
     Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a
     halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or
     Hungarian courts. [Written also {hayduck}, {haiduk},
     {heiduc}, {heyduck}, and {heyduk}.]


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