PLAGIARY

Etymology

Noun

plagiary (countable and uncountable, plural plagiaries)

(archaic) A plagiarist.

(obsolete) A kidnapper.

The crime of literary theft; plagiarism.

Adjective

plagiary (not comparable)

(archaic) plagiarizing

Source: Wiktionary


Pla"gia*ry, v. i.

Definition: To commit plagiarism.

Pla"gia*ry, n.; pl. Plagiaries. Etym: [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.]

1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]

2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.

3. Plagiarism; literary thief. Milton.

Pla"gia*ry, a.

1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] E. Browne.

2. Practicing plagiarism. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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