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belligerent (adj.)
1570s, from L.
belligerantem
(nom.
belligerans
), pp. of
belligerare
"to wage war," from
bellum
"war" +
gerere
"to bear, to carry." The noun meaning "party or nation at war" is from 1811. Related:
Belligerence
;
belligerency
.
