PURLOIN


Meaning of PURLOIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)pər-ˈlȯin, ˈpər-ˌ ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, to put away, misappropriate, from Anglo-French purluigner to prolong, postpone, set aside, from pur- forward + luin, loing at a distance, from Latin longe, from longus long — more at purchase , long

Date: 15th century

: to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust

Synonyms: see steal

• pur·loin·er noun

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