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booty(2)(dictionary)
booty(dictionary)
BOOTY, war(law)
free-booty(dictionary)

booty(1) (iou)



booty noun1. ['bu:ti] LME.
[Middle Low German bute, buite exchange, distribution (whence German Beute) rel. to Old Norse bta deal out, exchange, of unkn. origin.]
Orig., plunder, spoil, etc., acquired in common and destined to be divided. Now, anything gained by plunder etc. whether common property or not; spoil. LME.
A thing taken by force, a prize. Usu. in pl. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
Phrases: play booty arch. (in games) combine against another player; play or act falsely for gain, lose intentionally.