Heyduck

or Hey·duke, Hey·duc

[ hahy-doo k ]
/ ˈhaɪ dʊk /

noun

Definition for heyduck (2 of 2)

Haiduk

or Hey·duck, Hey·duke, Hey·duc

[ hahy-doo k ]
/ ˈhaɪ dʊk /

noun

one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th-century Hungary.
an outlaw who engaged in brigandage and irregular warfare against the Turks in the Slavic regions of the Ottoman Empire.
a male servant or attendant dressed in semimilitary Hungarian costume.
Also Hei·duc, Hei·duk.

Origin of Haiduk

< Hungarian hajdúk, plural of hajdú

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British Dictionary definitions for heyduck (1 of 2)

Heyduck
/ (ˈhaɪdʊk) /

noun

a variant spelling of Haiduk

British Dictionary definitions for heyduck (2 of 2)

Haiduk

Heyduck or Heiduc

/ (ˈhaɪdʊk) /

noun

a rural brigand in the European part of the Ottoman Empire

Word Origin for Haiduk

C17: from Hungarian hajdúk brigands