PILLAGE


Meaning of PILLAGE in English

I. ˈpi-lij noun

Etymology: Middle English pilage, from Anglo-French, from piler to rob, plunder

Date: 14th century

1. : the act of looting or plundering especially in war

2. : something taken as booty

II. verb

( pil·laged ; pil·lag·ing )

Date: circa 1592

transitive verb

: to plunder ruthlessly : loot

intransitive verb

: to take booty

Synonyms: see ravage

• pil·lag·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.