pillage

Definitions


[ˈpɪlɪdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime
(e.g: the abbey was plundered and pillaged)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from piller ‘to plunder’


[ˈpɪlɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war
(e.g: rebellious peasants intent on pillage)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from piller ‘to plunder’




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