HESSIAN


Meaning of HESSIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-shən ]

noun

Date: 1710

1. capitalized

a. : a native of Hesse

b. : a German mercenary serving in the British forces during the American Revolution ; broadly : a mercenary soldier

2. chiefly British : burlap

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.