DESPOIL


Meaning of DESPOIL in English

v.tr. literary (often foll. by of) plunder; rob; deprive (despoiled the roof of its lead).

Derivatives:

despoiler n. despoilment n. despoliation n.

Etymology: ME f. OF despoill(i)er f. L despoliare (as DE-, spoliare SPOIL)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.