English → Latin
“partisan” in Latin
fautorpatron, protector; admirer; promoter, supportersentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to unfactiōa political faction, a group of people acting together; a company of charioteers; an act of making or doing; a preparatibipennisA double-edged battle axe.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
partisan
Belonging to anybody’s party, fautor, studiosus alicujus: qui facit, sentit, cum aliquo: partisans, factio; qui sunt ab aliquo; qui stant cum or ab aliquo; qui alicujus partibus favet; qui student alicui; qui sentiunt cum aliquo.
A kind of halberd, bipennis (sc. securis).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for partisan?
- The usual Latin words for “partisan” are fautor, sentiō, factiō; also bipennis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.