Word: brigandism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: brig
and
ism
Definition: The criminal operations of brigands; an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
Morphemes:
Affix: brigand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An outlaw or bandit.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: brigand
Language: fro
Decoded: brigand
Meaning: foot soldier
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.