brigandage

English

Etymology

From French brigandage.

Noun

brigandage (countable and uncountable, plural brigandages)

1. The lifestyle of a brigand.
2. The criminal acts of brigands.
   • 1914 April [1912], “Summary by Sir S. Head of General State of Affairs in the Provinces of China for last quarter of 1912”, in Further Correspondence Respecting the Affairs of China.‎^[1], London, →OCLC, page 9:

     The Honan authorities do not appear to have been successful in maintaining order and suppressing brigandage. Amongst the innumerable acts of lawlessness reported, one of the most daring occurred in the early part of December when a band of 500 mounted robbers attacked the district city of Hsi-hua Hsien, and after looting the town departed unmolested, taking with them some of the leading inhabitants for whose release they demanded a ransom.

Synonyms

• brigandry

Translations

the lifestyle of a brigand

• Italian: brigantaggio (it) m
• Latin: latrōcinium (la) n
• Ottoman Turkish: حیدودلق (haydudluk)
• Turkish: haydutluk (tr)

See also

• highway robbery
• pillage
• plunder

French

Etymology

From brigand +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brigandage m (plural brigandages)

1. robbery or other violent crime carried out by a group
2. bribery, extortion

Further reading

• “brigandage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.