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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brigand n : an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: {bandit}]
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