robbery
Meanings
Plural: robberies
Noun
- larceny by threat of violence
- plundering during riots or in wartime
- The act or practice of robbing.
- The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”).
Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
robbery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordrobbery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
robbery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
robbery is a valid Words With Friends word