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Webster 1913 Edition

Brigand

Brig′and

(brĭg′and)
,
Noun.
[F.
brigand
, OF.
brigant
light-armed soldier, fr. LL.
brigans
light-armed soldier (cf. It.
brigante
.) fr.
brigare
to strive, contend, fr.
briga
quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E.
break
; cf. Goth.
brikan
to break,
brakja
strife. Cf.
Brigue
.]
1.
A light-armed, irregular foot soldier.
[Obs.]
2.
A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
Giving them not a little the air of
brigands
or banditti.
Jeffery.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brigand

BRIG'AND

,
Noun.
A robber; a free booter; a lawless fellow who lives by plunder, or who belongs to a band of robbers.

Definition 2025

brigand

brigand

English

Noun

brigand ‎(plural brigands)

  1. An outlaw or bandit.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

brigand m ‎(plural brigands)

  1. (pejorative) thief

Old French

Noun

brigand m ‎(oblique plural briganz or brigantz, nominative singular briganz or brigantz, nominative plural brigand)

  1. foot soldier

Descendants

References

  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (brigand)

Etymology

From Middle English circa 1400, from Old French brigand ‎(“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Italian briga ‎(“trouble, bother”), perhaps ultimately of Germanic or Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/

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