Vedette (noun)
ved-et
(historic) A mounted sentry positioned beyond an army’s outposts to observe the movements of the enemy.
A leading star of stage, screen, or television.
Late 17th century from French, literally ‘scout’, from an alteration of southern Italian veletta, perhaps based on Spanish velar ‘keep watch’.
Example sentences
“A vidette standing at the entrance.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
