pillage
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noun \ˈpi-lij\Definition of PILLAGE
1
: the act of looting or plundering especially in war
2
: something taken as booty
See Examples of PILLAGE
- <the pirate ship was laden with the pillage of merchant ships from across the Spanish Main>
Origin of PILLAGE
Middle English pilage, from Anglo-French, from piler to rob, plunder
First Known Use: 14th century
2pillage
verbpil·lagedpil·lag·ing
Definition of PILLAGE
transitive verb
: to plunder ruthlessly : loot
intransitive verb
: to take booty
— pil·lag·er noun
Examples of PILLAGE
- The enemy pillaged the town.
- The town was pillaged and burned.
- barbarians known for looting and pillaging
First Known Use of PILLAGE
circa 1592
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