robberie

Middle English

Alternative forms

robberiȝe, robbery, robbory, robborye, roberie, robery, roborrye, robry, robrye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French roberie; equivalent to robbour +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌrɔb(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /ˈrɔb(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

robberie (plural robberies)

Robbery; the act of forcibly stealing.
Synonyms: revynge, robbynge
(rare) Stolen goods or items.
Synonyms: revynge, robbynge

Descendants

English: robbery
Scots: robbery

References

“robberī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-17.

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