PILLAGE


Meaning of PILLAGE in English

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pilage, from Anglo-French, from piler to rob, plunder Date: 14th century the act of looting or plundering especially in war, something taken as booty, II. verb (~d; pillaging) Date: circa 1592 transitive verb to plunder ruthlessly ; loot , intransitive verb to take booty, see: ravage ~r noun

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