purloining
present participle of purloin
purloining (plural purloinings)
theft
[…] I must require you to use diligence in presenting especially those purloinings and imbezlements, which are of plate, vessel, or whatsoever within the King's house.
Source: Wiktionary
Pur*loin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purloined; p. pr. & vb. n. Purloining.] Etym: [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far off (L. longe). See Prolong, and cf. Eloign.]
Definition: To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin Dryden.
Pur*loin", v. i.
Definition: To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
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