Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of bandit, banditto.
- noun [Used as a singular.] A band or company of bandits. Sometimes written banditty.
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- noun obsolete
robbers oroutlaws .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In this letter to her friend Elizabeth Lightbody back in England, Anne Hulton described the actions of the Colonial Minutemen, whom she called the banditti, during the Battle of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775:
History of American Women Maggiemac 2009
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"These insurgents," he said, "call themselves Protestant Boys -- that is, a banditti of murderers, committing massacre in the name of God, and exercising despotic power in the name of liberty."
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864
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But they come as a total surprise to the reader after he has worked his way through 260-odd pages of TI, in which the squirearchy are called "banditti," "brigands," "safe-breakers," etc.
The Two Thompsons Neal, David 1980
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Moreover, this same officer, General Sheridan, many years after the close of the war, denounced several hundred thousands of his fellow citizens as "banditti," and solicited permission of his
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Richard Taylor
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President Grant that the conservatives be declared "banditti" and he would make himself responsible for the rest.
The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Walter Lynwood Fleming 1903
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Moreover, this same officer, General Sheridan, many years after the close of the war, denounced several hundred thousands of his fellow citizens as "banditti," and solicited permission of his Government to deal with them as such.
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In the National Intelligencer, published in Washington, D.C., from 1800 to 1867, Smith found reports claiming the Mormon people were setting the laws of the land "at naught" and organizing "banditti" to defend themselves.
Latest Articles Mormon Times 2010
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Col. Davenport was murdered by six '' banditti '' July 4, 1845.
QCOnline Metro News 2010
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In the National Intelligencer, published in Washington, D.C., from 1800 to 1867, Smith found reports claiming the Mormon people were setting the laws of the land "at naught" and organizing "banditti" to defend themselves.
Latest Articles Mormon Times 2010
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8 Harding's cave seems to have been partly inspired by the "banditti" paintings of
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