present participle of briefen

The act or process of making or becoming brief

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briefen

simple past tense and past participle of briefen

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become brief

(historical) A royal mandate ordering collections to be made in chapels for building churches, etc.

Absence of a legal brief.

A surname from French. Alternative form of Brienne Obsolete form of Bryan (“de Bryan”).

(plural only) Long-leg boxer briefs.

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9187).