brigue
/bɹiːɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
French spelling of Brig, Switzerland.
Example Sentences
- "the rise and decay of the Papal power , the politics of that Court , the Brigues of the Cardinals , the tricks of the Conclaves"
- "[W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection from us, that the greater Part of our Society has already deſerted to them, [...]"
- "The main line (Thoune to Brigue) is 52 miles long, while the branch from Spiez to Bönigen is 12¾ miles in length."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: brigue