rebel

Definitions


[ˈrɛbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader
(e.g: Tory rebels)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French rebelle (noun), rebeller (verb), from Latin rebellis (used originally with reference to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated), based on bellum ‘war’


[rɪˈbɛl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader
(e.g: the Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French rebelle (noun), rebeller (verb), from Latin rebellis (used originally with reference to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated), based on bellum ‘war’




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