plunder


2plunder

noun

Definition of PLUNDER

1
: an act of plundering : pillaging
2
: something taken by force, theft, or fraud : loot
3
chiefly dialect : personal or household effects

Examples of PLUNDER

  1. the plunder of the village
  2. All evidence suggested that the plunder of the tomb had happened long ago.

First Known Use of PLUNDER

1643

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