Meaning & use
partizan
A long-handled spear with a broad blade and pointed side flanges, used by foot soldiers and ceremonial guards from the 1400s to 1600s.
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Museum guards once carried a ceremonial partizan during royal processions.
The armory displayed an antique partizan alongside other Renaissance-era polearms.
A note on using this word
Partizan names a specific type of polearm; the more common spelling partisan usually refers instead to a strong, often uncritical supporter of a cause.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A variant spelling of partisan: a strong, often unquestioning supporter of a party, cause, or person.
The old general remained a loyal partizan of the deposed king until his death.
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