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Added 9 October 2026

robbery

/ˈɹɒbəɹi/ noun

In Latin: latrocinium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about robbery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Larceny by threat of violence.
Plundering during riots or in wartime.

Origin

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”).

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