Function: noun
Date: 1838
: a practice of regarding public offices and their emoluments as plunder to be distributed to members of the victorious party
Function: noun
Date: 1838
: a practice of regarding public offices and their emoluments as plunder to be distributed to members of the victorious party
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012