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)

1. Robbery; the act of forcibly stealing.

   Synonyms: revynge, robbynge

2. (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.