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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