Definitions for pillages

pillages pil·lage

Spelling: [pil-ij]
IPA: /ˈpɪl ɪdʒ/

Pillages is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 293 anagrams from letters in pillages (aegillps).

Definitions for pillages

noun

  1. the act of plundering, especially in war.
  2. booty or spoil.

verb (used with object)

  1. to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder:
  2. to take as booty.

verb (used without object)

  1. to rob with open violence; take booty:

Origin of pillages

1350-1400; Middle English pilage (see pill3, -age), modeled on Middle French pillage (derivative of piller to pillage, orig., to ab

Examples for pillages

No, no; pillage had never been the motive of him who entered here.

According to his own account he had saved the post-office from pillage.

Perhaps they were satisfied to appease their madness with pillage and fire.

Will the Obama coalition now forever outvote and and pillage the makers of American wealth?

Those who carry out this pillage probably believe they can outrun their own destructiveness.

This was hostile country, and he gave it over to the Hellenes to pillage.

That did not prevent us giving that admirable city up to pillage.

Their disunion, the consequence of their avidity, saved it from ruin, but not from pillage.

The whole city seemed to be abandoned to pillage—to destruction.

They will use their majority to pillage the makers and redistribute to the takers.

Word Value for pillages
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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