Associations to the word «Pillage»
Noun
- Possession
- Rome
- Fury
- Emperor
- Wealth
- Rebellion
- Slav
- Prisoner
- Neighbour
- Extortion
- Cattle
- War
- City
- Arson
- Bloodshed
- Slaughter
- Cossack
- Goth
- Supply
- Imperial
- Khan
- Accused
- Carnage
- Discipline
- Citizen
- Robbery
- Byzantine
- Force
- Wu
- Mongol
- Anarchy
- Rus
- Battle
- Mercenary
- Ottomans
- Hun
- Danube
- Swede
- Fleece
- Burn
- Invader
- Tumult
- Deluge
- Liang
- Ransom
- Huang
- Excess
- Reprisal
- Bonaparte
- Vandal
- Rampart
- Barbarian
- Privateer
- Gaul
- Nomad
- Swarm
- Abbey
- Costello
- Pretext
- Bulgarian
- Maratha
- Tang
- Lapse
- Norman
- Overrun
- Conqueror
- Rodrigo
Adjective
Wiktionary
PILLAGE, verb. (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
PILLAGE, noun. The spoils of war.
PILLAGE, noun. The act of pillaging.
Dictionary definition
PILLAGE, noun. Goods or money obtained illegally.
PILLAGE, noun. The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors".
PILLAGE, verb. Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.