- pu|pil|lage
- pu|pil|age or pu|pil|lage «PYOO puh lihj», noun.the state or condition of being a pupil, scholar, or ward: »
One learnt what was and was not cricket during the period of pupilage (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
One learnt what was and was not cricket during the period of pupilage (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pil|lage — «PIHL ihj», verb, laged, lag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to rob with violence; plunder: »Pirates pillaged the towns along the coast. SYNONYM(S): sack, strip, rifle. 2. to take possession of or carry off as booty. –v.i. to take booty; … Useful english dictionary
pil·lage — … Useful english dictionary
pil — pil·fer; pil·grim; pil·grim·age; pil·lage; pil·lar; pil·lion; pil·lory; pil·low; pu·pil; pu·pil·ar; pu·pil·lary; pil·as·trad·ed; pil·pul·is·tic; pil·sen·er; pu·pil·ate; pu·pil·lage; pu·pil·lize; pu·pil·lom·e·try; so·pa·pil·la; … English syllables
pil´lag|er — pil|lage «PIHL ihj», verb, laged, lag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to rob with violence; plunder: »Pirates pillaged the towns along the coast. SYNONYM(S): sack, strip, rifle. 2. to take possession of or carry off as booty. –v.i. to take booty; … Useful english dictionary
lage — ba·ri·o·lage; bu·re·lage; car·ti·lage; co·quil·lage; cur·ti·lage; dec·a·lage; di·al·lage; feuil·lage; free·lage; fu·se·lage; gril·lage; ma·quil·lage; mou·lage; mu·ci·lage; per·mil·lage; pet·ro·lage; poin·til·lage; pu·tri·lage; qua·dril·lage;… … English syllables
pu|pil|age — or pu|pil|lage «PYOO puh lihj», noun. the state or condition of being a pupil, scholar, or ward: »One learnt what was and was not cricket during the period of pupilage (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
pillage — pil|lage [ pılıdʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive to steal things from a place using force, especially during a war ╾ pil|lag|er noun count ╾ pil|lage noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pillage — pil•lage [[t]ˈpɪl ɪdʒ[/t]] v. laged, lag•ing, n. 1) to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder 2) to take as booty 3) to rob with open violence; take booty 4) the act of plundering, esp. in war 5) booty • Etymology … From formal English to slang
pillage — pil|lage [ˈpılıdʒ] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: piller to rob ] if soldiers pillage a place in a war, they steal a lot of things and do a lot of damage = ↑plunder >pillage n [U] >pillager n … Dictionary of contemporary English
pillage — pil·lage … English syllables