brigue

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brigue - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brigue \Brigue\, n. [F. brigue, fr. LL. briga quarrel. See
     Brigand.]
     A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel.
     [Obs.] --Chesterfield.
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  Brigue \Brigue\, v. i. [F. briguer. See Brigue, n.]
     To contend for; to canvass; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Hurd.
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