A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. The senator was known as a staunch partisan of the environmental movement.
A member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, especially in a country occupied by a foreign power. During the war, the partisans carried out numerous sabotage missions against the enemy.
A long-handled spear with a broad, often triangular blade, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries. The museum’s armoury collection includes several ceremonial partisans from the Renaissance era.