2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
Syn.
— To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.
PLUNDER
Plun"der, n.
1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North.
2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. "He shared in the plunder." Cowper.
3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]
PLUNDERAGE
Plun"der*age, n. (Mar. Law)
Defn: The embezzlement of goods on shipboard. Wharton.
PLUNDERER
Plun"der*er, n.
Defn: One who plunders or pillages.