A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.
[Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight. See brigade.]
brigandage brig'and·age (-ən-dĭj) or brig'and·ism n.
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[Middle English brigaunt, from Old French, from Old Italian brigante, skirmisher, from present participle of brigare, to fight. See brigade.]
brigandage brig'and·age (-ən-dĭj) or brig'and·ism n.| Columbia Encyclopedia: brigandage |
Bibliography
See C. J. Finger, Highwaymen (1925, repr. 1970); D. Dolci, Outlaws (1961); C. Hibbert, Highwaymen (1968); E. Hobsbawm, Bandits (1969).
| WordNet: brigand |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Synonym: bandit
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| Translations: Brigand |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - brigant, røver, bandit
Français (French)
n. - brigand, bandit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λήσταρχος, ληστοσυμμορίτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - bandido (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - bandido, bandolero
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stråtrövare, bandit
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
土匪, 歹徒, 强盗
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 土匪, 歹徒, 強盜
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قاطع طرق, لص
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גזלן, שודד
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