Brigand Definition

brĭgənd
brigands
noun
brigands
A bandit, usually one of a roving band.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Brigand

Noun

Singular:
brigand
Plural:
brigands

Origin of Brigand

  • Middle English brigaunt from Old French from Old Italian brigante skirmisher from present participle of brigare to fight brigade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English circa 1400, from Old French brigand (“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Latin brigō (“to fight”).

    From Wiktionary

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