brigand

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English brigaunt, bregaund circa 1400, from Old French brigand (“foot soldier”) attested from 1421, from Italian briga (“trouble, bother”), perhaps ultimately of Proto-Germanic or Celtic origin. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/ Rhymes: -ɪɡənd === Noun === brigand (plural brigands) (crime) An outlaw or bandit. Hyponym: pirate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== brigandage brigandine ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === Brading, barding == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁi.ɡɑ̃/ === Noun === brigand m (plural brigands) (derogatory) thief === Adjective === brigand (feminine brigande, masculine plural brigands, feminine plural brigandes) (Louisiana, Cajun) mischievous === Further reading === “brigand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Noun === brigand oblique singular, m (oblique plural briganz or brigantz, nominative singular briganz or brigantz, nominative plural brigand) foot soldier ==== Descendants ==== French: brigand → Romanian: brigand → Middle English: brigand, bregaund, brigaunt English: brigand === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (brigand) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigand. === Noun === brigand m (plural briganzi) brigand ==== Declension ====