partizan

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He was one of the golden-haired Greeks and the multitude, for ever partizan to the strongest man, roared and thundered its encouragement to him.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

In the partizan the pike is the more important, the axe-heads being reduced to little more than an ornamental feature.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Most disquieting of all, there were movements both of intellectual agitation and of active partizan warfare in Prussia that presaged a speedy convalescence on her part.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Muriel was beautiful, but that was not all: she was generous and fearless, a loyal friend and a staunch partizan.

From Prescott of Saskatchewan by Dunton, W. Herbert

But as the political excitement subsided and he could feel the pulse of the American people apart from the influence of partizan zeal, he was the better able to analyze their verdict.

From Unfettered A Novel by Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert)