(act of pillaging)

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• pillaging — noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place the plundering of the Parthenon his plundering of the great authors • Syn: ↑plundering, ↑pillage • Derivationally related forms: ↑pillage, ↑plunder ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Pillage — Pil lage, n. [F., fr. piller to plunder. See {Pill} to plunder.] 1. The act of pillaging; robbery. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is taken from another or others by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Predation — Pre*da tion, n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of pillaging. E. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pillage — 1. verb /ˈpɪl.ɪdʒ ,ˈpɪl.ədʒ/ To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war. Archibald V. (1361 1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county. 2. noun /ˈpɪl.ɪdʒ… …   Wiktionary

• pillage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spoliation, plunder, vandalism, theft, depredation. v. t. plunder, rape, sack, thieve. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of pillaging] Syn. robbery, stealing, rapine; see destruction 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

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