All 3 Uses of "partisan" in "Romeo and Juliet"

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All 3 Uses

partisan
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Romeo and Juliet
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[Enter three or four Citizens with clubs or partisans.†
p. 13.7
Clubs, bills, and partisans!†
p. 13.7 *
Three civil brawls bred of an airy word
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,
Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets
And made Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave-beseeming ornaments
To wield old partisans in hands as old,
Cankered with peace, to part your cankered hate.†
p. 15.6

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(1) (partisan as in: partisan, not balanced)
having too much bias in favor of someone or something to judge related issues in a fair manner
(2) (partisan as in: a partisan of the political party)
someone who strongly supports someone or something
(3) (partisan as in: a partisan of the armed resistance)
a member of an armed resistance group; or related to such a group
(4) (partisan as in: killed with a partisan)
a weapon that resembles an elaborate spear and was popular from the 14th to the 17th century
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)