What does brigand mean?
Definitions for brigand
ˈbrɪg əndbrig·and
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Princeton's WordNet
bandit, brigandnoun
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Wiktionary
brigandnoun
An outlaw or bandit.
Etymology: From c1400, from bregaundez attested from 1421, from brigo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Brigandnoun
A robber; one that belongs to a band of robbers.
Etymology: brigand, Fr.
There might be a rout of such barbarous theevish brigands in some rocks; but it was a degeneration from the nature of man, a political creature. John Bramhall, against Hobbes.
Wikipedia
brigand
Brigandage is the life and practice of highway robbery and plunder. It is practiced by a brigand, a person who usually lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery.The word brigand entered English as brigant via French from Italian as early as 1400. Under the laws of war, soldiers acting on their own recognizance without operating in chain of command, are brigands, liable to be tried under civilian laws as common criminals. However, on occasions brigands are not mere malefactors, but may be the last resort of people subject to invasion. Bad administration and suitable terrain encourage the development of brigands. Historical examples of brigands (often called so by their enemies) have existed in territories of France, Greece and the Balkans, India, Italy, Mexico and Spain, as well as certain regions of the United States.
ChatGPT
brigand
A brigand is a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains, expressed in a more general context, a brigand is a robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.
Webster Dictionary
Brigandnoun
a light-armed, irregular foot soldier
Brigandnoun
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
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Brigand
brig′and, n. a robber or freebooter.—ns. Brig′andage, freebooting: plundering; Brig′andine, Brig′antine, a coat-of-mail, composed of linen or leather, with steel rings or plates sewed upon it. [Fr.—It. brigante—briga, strife.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
brigand
A species of irregular foot soldiers, frequently mentioned by Froissart. From their plundering propensities comes the modern use of the term.
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Anagrams for brigand »
barding
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brigand in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brigand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of brigand in a Sentence
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- банди́т, разбо́йникBulgarian
- zbojníkCzech
- røverDanish
- BrigantGerman
- eksterleĝuloEsperanto
- bandidoSpanish
- rosvoFinnish
- bandit, brigandFrench
- spùinneadairScottish Gaelic
- roosteyrManx
- שודד, לסטיםHebrew
- brigantiHungarian
- ավազակArmenian
- bandito, masnadiere, brigante, malandrinoItalian
- 山賊Japanese
- ავაზაკი, ყაჩაღიGeorgian
- latrōLatin
- bandiet, roverDutch
- bandyta, zbójPolish
- bandidoPortuguese
- банди́тка, разбо́йник, разбо́йница, банди́тRussian
- ха̀јдӯк, bàndīt, hàjdūk, ба̀ндӣтSerbo-Croatian
- stråtrövareSwedish
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