See Also: brigade(medicine)
brigade(dictionary)
brigade(encyclopedia)
brigade(dictionary)
Boys' Brigade, the(dictionary)
International Brigade, the(dictionary)
Light Brigade, the(dictionary)
fire brigade(dictionary)
Charge of the Light Brigade, the(dictionary)

brigade (iou)



brigade noun & verb. M17.
[French from Italian brigata troop, company, from brigare contend, be busy with, from briga strife, contention: see -ADE.]
A. noun.
A company or set of people. Only in M17.
A large body of troops; spec. a subdivision of an army. In the British army: an infantry unit consisting of usu. three battalions and forming part of a division; a corresponding armoured unit. M17.
A uniformed or organized band of workers etc. E19.
Phrases: Boys' Brigade: see BOY noun. fire brigade: see FIRE noun. International Brigade: see INTERNATIONAL adjective. NAVAL brigade. Red Brigade(s): see RED adjective.
Comb.: brigade-major a staff officer attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in command.
b. verb trans. Form into a brigade. E19.