rapine
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rapine
- /ˈɹæpaɪn/
Where it comes from
From Middle English rapyne, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapiō. Doublet of ravine.
noun rapines
- The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder. This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men, That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile, Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine.
verb rapines · rapining · rapined
- To plunder. A Tyrant doth not only rapine his Subjects, but spoils and robs Churches.
Translations
Talk about this word "rapine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rapine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rapine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rapine "rapine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rapine.Cite this
@misc{rapine_2026,
title = {rapine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rapine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
