- a variation of partisan.
partizan
Example Sentences
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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
“Yes, we’ll have his goat in about a minute!” added another Morningside partizan.
From Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner by Chadwick, Lester
This poet was an ardent partizan of the Conservatives, and his lyrical abilities were devoted with unflagging energy to their cause.
From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.
I had as lief have a Reed that will do me no service, as a partizan I could not heave.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
Macaulay here speaks like a heated haranguer or Parliamentary partizan, not like an historian or a critic.
From The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. by Macbain, Alexander
