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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|enm|bribe]],^(AHD)^(MED) [[bor|fro|bribe|t=morsel of bread given to a beggar, alms]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(MED) from ''briber'', ''brimber'' “to beg”,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a general Romance word (compare Spanish ''bribar'' “to beg” and ''briba'' “vagrancy”).^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) The group is of uncertain origin;^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) it has been called thieves' cant, and a Celtic source related to [[break]] has been suggested.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|enm|bribe]],^(AHD)^(MED) [[bor|fro|bribe|t=morsel of bread given to a beggar, alms]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(MED) from [[m|fro|briber]], [[m|fro|brimber]] “to beg”,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a general Romance word (compare Spanish [[m|es|bribar]] “to beg” and [[m|es|briba]] “vagrancy”).^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) The group is of uncertain origin;^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) it has been called thieves' cant, and a Celtic source related to [[break]] has been suggested.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==