Plunderage
/ˈplʌn.dər.ɪdʒ/noun
The act or practice of plundering; the taking of goods by force, especially during war.
Did you know?Plunderage is a real English word, but it does not have an occult or star-born origin—it comes from the same brutal Germanic world as “plunder,” a term tied to looting and spoils of war.
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
plunderage
“the act of plundering or the goods taken in plunder”
Middle English
English
plunder
“to rob or seize goods by force”
16th Century
Dutch
plunderen
“to pillage, loot”
Early Germanic
West Germanic
*plundrōn
“to seize goods; to pillage”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*plundrōną
“to plunder, pillage”