Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brigue \Brigue\, n. [F. brigue, fr. LL. briga quarrel. See
   {Brigand}.]
   A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel.
   [Obs.] --Chesterfield.

Brigue \Brigue\, v. i. [F. briguer. See {Brigue}, n.]
   To contend for; to canvass; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Hurd.