Partizan

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  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An adherent of a party or faction; one who is passionately or very earnestly devoted to a party or interest; specifically, one whose judgment or perception is clouded by a prejudiced adherence to his party.
  • noun. Milit., a member of a party or detachment of troops sent on a special enterprise; also, the leader of such a party.
  • Of or pertaining to a party or faction; strongly biased in favor of a party or interest.
  • Milit., engaged on a special enterprise: as, a partizan corps.
  • noun. A longhandled cutting weapon used in England and Scotland from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century: a name including also the halberd, fauchard, roncone, etc.
  • noun. A man, as a soldier or a guardian of the peace, armed with a partizan.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of partisan.
  • noun. A weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries consisting of a pike with a long double-edged blade, similar to a halberd.
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  • adjective. devoted to a cause or party
  • noun. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  • noun. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
  • Word Usage
    "Strong men weep as they never wept before, hopeful men sigh, good men pray and look to God for strength, loyal men are appalled, the bitter partizan is a contrite mourner, none but heartless traitors can rejoice."
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