robberhoodn.
/ˈrɒbəhʊd/, U.S. /ˈrɑbərˌ(h)ʊd/ Robbery, brigandage. Also: the fact or state of being a robber.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]
trailbaston1304
brigantaille1393
latrocinyc1430
brigancy1513
free-boot1598
freebootinga1599
brigandize1609
latronage1619
free-booty1649
moss-trooping1649
buccaneering1758
dacoiting1802
gang robbery1812
dacoity1813
free-bootery1813
brigandage1823
bush-ranging1832
mosstroopery1845
filibustering1856
klephtism1858
robberhood1863
brigandism1865
Vikingism1880
bushwhackerism1883
Vikingship1883
banditism1885
dacoitage1887
brigandry1909
banditry1922
1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks II. 172 The sight of these unburied corpses contributed more than anything else to put an end to the system of robberhood in this part of the country.
1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic II. 83 I fear lest, if thou slay him in our dwelling-place and he savour not of robberhood, suspicion will revert upon ourselves.
1923 I. Grøndahl & O. Raknes Chapters Norwegian Lit. iii. 50 He turned out high-flown romances of knighthood and robberhood.
2000 S. Bernofsky tr. R. Walser Robber 86 The Robber..would perhaps have been glad to have his robberhood believed in.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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