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plunder(2)(dictionary)
plunder 1, verb(dictionary)
plunder 2, noun(dictionary)

plunder(1) (iou)



plunder noun. M17.
[from PLUNDER verb.]
The action of plundering or taking something as spoil, esp. in war; pillage, depredation. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
J. Leoni After the plunder and spoiling of the Temple.
b. The acquisition of property by violent, questionable, or dishonest means; spoliation. L17.
J. A. Froude The wretched novice was an object of general plunder.
Goods or valuables taken from an enemy by force, esp. in war; booty, loot. M17.
H. H. Wilson The instigator of the depredations..sharing in the plunder. H. Newbolt Take your ill-got plunder, and bury the dead.
b. Property acquired by violent, questionable, or dishonest means; colloq. profit, gain. L18.
J. G. Holland Men..actuated by no higher motive than a love of plunder.
Personal belongings or household goods collectively; luggage, baggage. US local. E19.
J. F. Cooper You seem to have but little plunder..for one..so far abroad.