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brigues

brigues is the plural of brigue.

brigues is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brigue.

Meaning of brigue

Noun

brigue (plural brigues)

  1. (obsolete) Intrigue; secretive machinations.
    • the rise and decay of the Papal power , the politics of that Court , the Brigues of the Cardinals , the tricks of the ConclavesOctober 9 1749, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, in Letters to His Son, published in 1774

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What is brigues the plural of?
Brigues is the plural of brigue.

Words near brigues in the dictionary

  1. Brigstock
  2. Brigstocks
  3. Brigstow
  4. brigue
  5. brigued
  6. brigues
  7. briguing
  8. Brigus
  9. Brihaspati
  10. brik
  11. Brikama

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