expilation
noun
ex·pi·la·tion
ˌekspə̇ˈlāshən,
-ˌspīˈ-
plural -s
archaic
: the act of plundering : spoliation
whence … proceeds this ravenous expilation of the state
Samuel Daniel
Samuel Daniel
Word History
Etymology
Latin expilation-, expilatio, from expilatus (past participle of expilare to plunder, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -pilare, perhaps akin to Latin pila pillar, pier) + -ion-, -io -ion