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- Partizan/partisan (noun) : A weapon consisting of a heavy cutting blade with lateral projections mounted on a long shaft, similar to a spetum or a ranseur. Partisans were used in the 16th and 17thcenturies and were commonly carried by sergeants. Websters could also add 'Spetum' and 'Ranseur' although the latter is a foreign word (French).
- A partisan (also partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during medieval times.
—Mathew Balent, The Compendium of Weapons Armor and Castles, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995
- Submitted by: Mark Covert from Pennsylvania on Apr. 05, 2007 16:23
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