brave

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It casts much curious light, moreover, on the relations between paid bravi and their employers, the esteem in which professional cutthroats were held, and their connection with the police of the Italian towns.

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

It is part of some palace, where nobles housed their bravi in the sixteenth century, and which the lesser people of to-day have turned into a dozen habitations.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

Tell him that Venice is alive with spies and bravi, and oh! bid him be careful how he exposes himself to danger.

From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

The bravi would gather round them, and in an instant the whole town be roused to arms.

From The Story of Assisi by Gordon, Lina Duff

So ends the story of the two bravi.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes