rapine

[ rap-in, -ahyn ]

/ ˈræp ɪn, -aɪn /

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noun

the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.

Origin of rapine

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin rapīna robbery, pillage. See rape¹, -ine²

Words nearby rapine

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Example sentences from the Web for rapine

Are you not yet sated with rapine and slaughter, that you thus fall upon and tear each other?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
A few hours and the city will be in the hands of the enemy, will be subject to sack, rapine, slaughter.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker
But if theft and rapine be committed in a church, it is reconciled by the custom which usually obtaineth in such matters.
Churches and Church Ornaments|William Durandus
His character appears to have been a strange combination of bravery and chivalry, a love of rapine, and a fantastic vanity.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)|Walter Thornbury

But was the state of France so wretched and undone, that no other resource but rapine remained to preserve its existence?
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for rapine

rapine

/ (ˈræpaɪn) /

noun

the seizure of property by force; pillage

Word Origin for rapine

C15: from Latin rapīna plundering, from rapere to snatch

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单词	rapine
释义	rapine [ rap-in, -ahyn ] / ˈræp ɪn, -aɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rapine ON THESAURUS.COM noun the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder. Origin of rapine 1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin rapīna robbery, pillage. See rape¹, -ine² Words nearby rapine rapid plasma reagin test, rapids, rapid transit, rapid transit chess, rapier, rapine, rapini, rapist, rap jumping, rap music, Rapoport test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rapine Are you not yet sated with rapine and slaughter, that you thus fall upon and tear each other? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844\|Various A few hours and the city will be in the hands of the enemy, will be subject to sack, rapine, slaughter. Iconoclasts\|James Huneker But if theft and rapine be committed in a church, it is reconciled by the custom which usually obtaineth in such matters. Churches and Church Ornaments\|William Durandus His character appears to have been a strange combination of bravery and chivalry, a love of rapine, and a fantastic vanity. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury But was the state of France so wretched and undone, that no other resource but rapine remained to preserve its existence? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke British Dictionary definitions for rapine rapine / (ˈræpaɪn) / noun the seizure of property by force; pillage Word Origin for rapine C15: from Latin rapīna plundering, from rapere to snatch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rapine plunder, seize
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rapine

noun

Origin of rapine

Words nearby rapine

Example sentences from the Web for rapine

British Dictionary definitions for rapine

noun

Word Origin for rapine

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