Home                   
Crossword Solver
Glossary HQ
Links for Word Lovers
Word of the Week
Help                      
Copyrights           
Privacy                 
Webmasters
Link to Us
Contact Us           
Bookstore            
 

 
 
Complete Definition of "rapine"

English

Etymology
From ME. and OF. < L. noun rapīna, from verb rapere.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. The seizure of one's property by force; plunder.

Related terms
rape

Translations
trans-top|seizure of one's property by force
trans-mid
Spanish: saqueo m, rapiña f
trans-bottom

References
2000 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - Fourth Edition

Category:Words of Romance origin

de:rapine
fr:rapine
io:rapine
ru:rapine
te:rapine
vi:rapine
zh:rapine

Revision and Credits for"rapine"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:
 
 Translate Into:
   Dutch   French   German
   Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.
Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.