La Minute, Fr. The original of a sentence or decree.
To MISBEHAVE, in a military sense, to act in any manner unbecoming the character of an officer or soldier.
To Misbehave before the enemy, to abandon the colors, or shamefully give way in action, &c. See [War].
MIQUELETS, Fr. A banditti that infest the Pyrenean mountains, and are extremely obnoxious to travellers.
MIQUELETTI. A small body of mountain fusileers, belonging to the Neapolitan army.
MIRE, Fr. In the French artillery, a piece of wood about four inches thick, one foot high, and two feet and a half long, which is used in pointing cannon.
Coins de Mire, Fr. Wedges made of wood, which serve to raise or depress any piece of ordnance. They are likewise used for the same purpose in mortars.
MIRZA, Ind. Sir, lord, master.
MISCELLANEOUS, an item or charge in the estimates of the British army, so distinguished as miscellaneous services; the same as our contingent expenditures.
MISERICORDE, Fr. a short dagger, which the cavalry formerly used, for the purpose of dispatching an enemy who would not ask quarter or mercy.