klephtn.

Brit.

/klɛft/, U.S.

/klɛft/

Forms: Also kleft.

Etymology: < modern Greek κλέϕτης, ancient Greek κλέπτης thief.

One of the body of Greeks who refused to submit to the Turks after the conquest of Greece in the fifteenth century, and maintained their independence in the mountains. After the war of independence (1821–28) those who continued this existence became mere brigands. Hence, A brigand, bandit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] > in other countries

dacoit1788

gang-robber1812

bush-ranger1817

klepht1820

flayer1832

ranger1840

dacoity1849

sticker-up1853

boh1888

demon1909

shifta1920

1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. vi. 178 Here we pitched our tent and dined, but the tatar would not permit us to sleep under it for fear of the kleftes or banditti.

1847 Church in Life & Lett. 20 Apr. (1894) 106 The difficulty of the road,..and the fear of klephts.

1888 Blackie in Times 7 Apr. 7/2 The assertors of Greek independence..were, in fact, a sort of patriotic brigands, known as klephts.

Derivatives

ˈklephtic adj. belonging to or characteristic of klephts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [adjective]

klephtic1834

1834 Ld. Houghton Suliot to Frank in Mem. Many Scenes (1844) 28 The Suliot character and method of life..the rash impartiality with which they conducted their klephtic enterprises.

ˈklephtism n. brigandage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]

trailbaston1304

brigantaille1393

latrocinyc1430

brigancy1513

free-boot1598

freebootinga1599

brigandize1609

latronage1619

free-booty1649

moss-trooping1649

buccaneering1758

dacoiting1802

gang robbery1812

dacoity1813

free-bootery1813

brigandage1823

bush-ranging1832

mosstroopery1845

filibustering1856

klephtism1858

robberhood1863

brigandism1865

Vikingism1880

bushwhackerism1883

Vikingship1883

banditism1885

dacoitage1887

brigandry1909

banditry1922

1858 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) I. 239 Plenty of evils, peculation, klephtism, what not—but good stuff at the bottom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	klepht
释义	klephtn. Brit. /klɛft/, U.S. /klɛft/ Forms: Also kleft. Etymology: < modern Greek κλέϕτης, ancient Greek κλέπτης thief. One of the body of Greeks who refused to submit to the Turks after the conquest of Greece in the fifteenth century, and maintained their independence in the mountains. After the war of independence (1821–28) those who continued this existence became mere brigands. Hence, A brigand, bandit. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] > in other countries dacoit1788 gang-robber1812 bush-ranger1817 klepht1820 flayer1832 ranger1840 dacoity1849 sticker-up1853 boh1888 demon1909 shifta1920 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. vi. 178 Here we pitched our tent and dined, but the tatar would not permit us to sleep under it for fear of the kleftes or banditti. 1847 Church in Life & Lett. 20 Apr. (1894) 106 The difficulty of the road,..and the fear of klephts. 1888 Blackie in Times 7 Apr. 7/2 The assertors of Greek independence..were, in fact, a sort of patriotic brigands, known as klephts. Derivatives ˈklephtic adj. belonging to or characteristic of klephts. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [adjective] klephtic1834 1834 Ld. Houghton Suliot to Frank in Mem. Many Scenes (1844) 28 The Suliot character and method of life..the rash impartiality with which they conducted their klephtic enterprises. ˈklephtism n. brigandage. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun] trailbaston1304 brigantaille1393 latrocinyc1430 brigancy1513 free-boot1598 freebootinga1599 brigandize1609 latronage1619 free-booty1649 moss-trooping1649 buccaneering1758 dacoiting1802 gang robbery1812 dacoity1813 free-bootery1813 brigandage1823 bush-ranging1832 mosstroopery1845 filibustering1856 klephtism1858 robberhood1863 brigandism1865 Vikingism1880 bushwhackerism1883 Vikingship1883 banditism1885 dacoitage1887 brigandry1909 banditry1922 1858 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) I. 239 Plenty of evils, peculation, klephtism, what not—but good stuff at the bottom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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