Etymology

brigue

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Today it means: Intrigue; secretive machinations. Full definition →

French brigue
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  1. French · borrowed frombrigue
  2. English todaybrigue

Borrowed from French brigue, of uncertain origin. Compare Italian briga, Spanish brega.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.