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Definition of Brigands

Brigand
Brigand Brig"and (br[i^]g"and), n. [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.

Meaning of Brigands from wikipedia

- in chain of command, are brigands, liable to be tried under civilian laws as common criminals. However, on occasions brigands are not mere malefactors...
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- Bristol Brigand, airplane Bristol Brigand, British car manufactured from 1982 to 1994, version of the Bristol Type 603 The Brigands (band) The Brigands, English...
- Calabria and Abruzzo, but the brigands were not a homogeneous group, nor did they operate with any common cause. Amongst the brigands were a mixture of people...
- Les brigands (The Bandits) is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Meilhac and...
- disbanded in February 1953. Soon after this, the Brigands were grounded and withdrawn from service. Brigands were also used operationally over Aden by 8 Squadron...
- the Brigands M.C. South Devon President, Ralph "Führer" Donnington, after Dante's father refuses to go through with plans to redevelop the Brigands' clubhouse...
- Brigands, chapitre VII (internationally released as Brigands) is a 1996 French drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film entered the...
- the Carabinieri of Potenza, seized Crocco and other brigands by surprise. By this time, the ex-brigand killed two colleagues, and took a third to a military...
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