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Anspessade logo #10101) Military rank of France
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Anspessade

Anspessade logo #21000 An anspessade, or lanspessade, is a kind of French police officer that has been used in the foot soldiers, below the corporals, and yet above the common sentinels, between the 16th and 17th centuries. There are usually four or five in each company. The term is formed of the Italian lancia spezzata (`broken lance`), used because they were origina.....
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