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brig·and (brig′ənd)

noun

a bandit, usually one of a roving band

Etymology: ME brigaunt < OFr < OIt brigante < brigare: see brigade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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