partizan
- a variation of partisan.
Example Sentences
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The Tugendbund, that "band of virtue" already mentioned, had ramified to the farthest borders; partizan warfare was abandoned; piety, dignity, purity, courage, and the power of organization were filling the land.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
Richard Edgcumbe had a narrower escape however from the vengeance of Richard III., after the suppression of Buckingham's revolt, in which he was a partizan, being strongly attached to the fortunes of the Red Rose.
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton
Afterwards, under some adverse circumstances attending the naval administration, he transferred himself to the land service; and served with high reputation first as a partizan officer in the guerrilla warfare, afterwards in the regular cavalry.
From Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. by De Quincey, Thomas
Mrs. Marple, of course, is her daughter’s partizan, though in some ways it suits us to stand together.
From The Long Portage by Bindloss, Harold
He was one of the golden-haired Greeks and the multitude, for ever partizan to the strongest man, roared and thundered its encouragement to him.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
