BRIGAND


Meaning of BRIGAND in English

n. a member of a robber band living by pillage and ransom, usu. in wild terrain.

Derivatives:

brigandage n. brigandish adj. brigandism n. brigandry n.

Etymology: ME f. OF f. It. brigante f. brigare: see BRIGADE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.