# brigantine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/ · frequency rank #76,599

## Definitions
1. a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.

## Etymology
Attested 1525, for a small rowing vessel, from earlier brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (“skirmisher, pirate, brigand”), from Latin brigō (“to fight”).

## Source
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