One of a class of violent evil-doers in the reign of Edward I, who, as brigands or hired ruffians, bludgeoned, maltreated, and robbed the king's…

Perhaps: The fighting of irregular troops or free-lances, guerilla warfare; or brigandage, pillage by free companies.

Highway-robbery, brigandage, freebooting, plundering.

Violence; brigandage.

Plunder, robbery.

(a) n.plunder, piracy; (b) adj.engaged in, given to, or characterized by freebooting; buccaneering.

Brigandage.

Robbery, brigandage.

The taking of booty, plundering. Also: the practice of freebooters; piracy.

The occupation or profession of a moss-trooper; (also) an act of pillaging or marauding. Now rare.

The occupation of a buccaneer; piracy. buccaneering piece (French fusil boucanier): a long musket used in hunting wild oxen (Littré).

In India (later also Pakistan and Nepal) and Burma (Myanmar): the action or an act of robbery by dacoits; gang robbery.

robbery committed by a criminal gang; an instance of this; spec. = dacoity, n.

In India (later also Pakistan and Nepal) and Burma (Myanmar): the system of banditry practised by dacoits; gang robbery. Also: an act or instance of…

the practice of freebooters; piracy.

The practice of brigands; highway-robbery, freebooting, pillage; †concr. an incursion, depredation by brigands (obsolete).

The practice of the bush-ranger; the attacking and robbing of travellers or settlers in the bush. Also attributive.

The practices of the moss-troopers.

(also attributive and as adj.)

brigandage.

Robbery, brigandage. Also: the fact or state of being a robber.

The life or practices of brigandage.

the practices or spirit of vikings.

= Vikingism n.

The practices of bandits.

the system of banditry practised by dacoits; = dacoity, n.

= brigandage, n., brigandism, n.

The practices of bandits.