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Booty vs Pillage - What's the difference?

booty | pillage | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between booty and pillage

is that booty is a form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once while pillage is the spoils of war.

As a verb pillage is

to loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

booty

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(booties)
  • (nautical) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
  • Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
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  • (figuratively) Something that has been stolen or legally obtained from elsewhere.
    • After returning from their Halloween trick-or-treating, the kids settled down to enjoy their booty of candies.
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    • Related terms
    * boodle
    Coordinate terms
    * loot

    Etymology 2

    From butt

    Noun

    (booties)
  • (slang) The buttocks, usually that of a female.
    • You got a big ol' booty .
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  • (slang, not countable) A woman, considered as sexual partner or sex object.
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    • It’s my duty to please that booty .
    Derived terms
    * booty call * bootylicious * onion booty

    Etymology 3

    From .

    Noun

    (booties)

    • pillage

    English

    Verb

    (pillag)
  • (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
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    • Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.

    Noun

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  • The spoils of war.
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    • Which pillage they with merry march bring home.
  • The act of pillaging.

    • Noun

    (m)
  • looting

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