KLEPHT


Meaning of KLEPHT in English

— klephtic , adj.

/kleft/ , n.

a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.

[ 1810-20; kléphtes, var. of ModGk, Gk kléptes thief, rogue; see KLEPTOMANIA ]

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