Partisan

Meaning

Noun

●

An

to a

or faction.

●

A

, sometimes

,

or

of a

, cause,

, person, or idea.

●

A

of

of

,

behind

in the ways of

or

; a

fighter.

●

The

of a body of

in making

and

an enemy.

●

In Polearms & Spears:

A long-handled

with a

,

having

, in some

also used in

hunting.

●

A

with such a weapon.

Adj

●

Serving as

or

of a body of

troops.

●

Adherent to a

or

; especially, having the

of

,

, or

to a

.

●

Devoted to or

in support of a

, group, or cause.

Sourced from

Origin

partisan

English

partisan

French

partigiano

Italian

partizaine

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

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