'Hussar' definitions:

Definition of 'hussar'

(from WordNet)
noun
A member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress

Definition of 'Hussar'

From: GCIDE
  • Hussar \Hus*sar"\, n. [Hung. husz['a]r, from husz twenty, because under King Matthais I., in the fifteenth century, every twenty houses were to furnish one horse soldier; cf. G. husar, F. houssard, hussard, from the same source.] (Mil.) Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies. [1913 Webster]

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