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Definition of Brigands
1. brigand [n] - See also: brigand
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brigands
Literary usage of Brigands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Mlle. Des Écherolles: Being Sidelights on the Reign of Terror by Alexandrine Etiennette Marie Charlotte DesÉcherolles, Marie Clothilde Balfour (1904)
"IT was by the famous day of " the brigands " that the Revolution fairly announced
itself to me. My age did not allow me to understand its importance, ..."
2. Turkey in Europe by James Baker (1877)
"As usual, there were reports of brigands before I left Troyan, but no signs of them.
Still, there was no doubt that they really existed, for only two days ..."
3. Japanese Rule in Formosa by Yosaburō Takekoshi (1907)
"THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE brigands. Brigand risings—Critical situation—Fighting
the only work done by the civil officials—Various outbursts with difficulty ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"... more especially as it was aimed not merely at the brigands outside but also
at the evil-doers of every kind within the city, without sparing the nobles, ..."
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