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† ˈpillery Obs.
[a. F. pillerie (1345 in Hatz.-Darm.), f. piller to pillage, pilleur pillager: see -ery.]
The action of plundering; plunder, pillage, robbery; an instance of this.
1449Rolls of Parlt. V. 147/2 Open Robberyes, Oppressions and Pilleries withoute nombre. 1502Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) iv. xxi. 268 False pletynges, exaccyons, pylleryes, and other dyuers inuencyons. 1609Daniel Civ. Wars iv. lxxv, And then concussion, rapine, pilleries. a1627Hayward Edw. VI (1630) 66 They did palliat these pillaries with the faire pretence of authority and of law. |