pandour

/ˈpændʊr/
noun
  1. A brutal or violent soldier, especially one who plunders or behaves lawlessly.
    • The general had to restrain his own pandours from looting the captured town.
    • The village was terrorized by a band of pandours who stole everything in sight.
    • In the old stories, pandours were known for their cruelty and lack of discipline.
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