brigantine noun¹. ['brɪg(ǝ)nti:n] E16.
[Old French brigandine (mod. brigantin) or its source Italian brigantino, from brigante: see BRIGAND, -INE⁴.]
1. A small vessel equipped for both sailing and rowing, employed for espionage, piracy, etc. obsolete exc. Hist. E16.

2. loosely. A foreign vessel, as a galleon etc. M16.

3. A two-masted vessel with a square-rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged mainmast. L16.

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