brigand

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.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/

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brigand (plural brigands)

1. An outlaw or bandit.

• brigandage

• barding

• IPA^(key): /bʁi.ɡɑ̃/

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brigand m (plural brigands)

1. (derogatory) thief

• “brigand” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

1. foot soldier

• English: brigand (borrowed)

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (brigand)