English

Noun

brigue ‎(plural brigues)

1. (obsolete) Intrigue, secretive machinations.

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Verb

brigue ‎(third-person singular simple present brigues, present participle briguing, simple past and past participle brigued)

1. (obsolete) To achieve or obtain by underhand methods.
   • 1704: we think it very unbecoming our prudence that the determination should be remitted to the authors themselves; when our adversaries, by briguing and caballing, have caused so niversal a defection from us, that the greater part of our society has already deserted to them — Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub (Penguin 2004, p. 11)

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: briguent, brigues

Verb

brigue

1. first-person singular present indicative of briguer
2. third-person singular present indicative of briguer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of briguer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of briguer
5. second-person singular imperative of briguer

Norman

Noun

brigue f ‎(plural brigues)

1. (Jersey) brig

Portuguese

Verb

brigue

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of brigar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of brigar
3. first-person singular imperative of brigar
4. third-person singular imperative of brigar