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Definitions for Klepht

[1] a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.
[2] any of the Greeks who fled to the mountains after the 15th-century Turkish conquest of Greece and whose descendants survived as brigands into the 19th century

Words nearby Klepht

kleinhuisie, kleinian, kleist, klemperer, kleopatra, klepht, klepto, kleptocracy, kleptocrat, kleptocratic, kleptomania

Origin of Klepht

1810–20; < Modern Greek kléphtēs, variant of Modern Greek, Greek kléptēs thief, rogue; see kleptomania

Other words from Klepht

kleph·tic , adjective

Word origin for Klepht

C19: from Modern Greek klephtēs, from Greek kleptēs thief