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Marauding vs Pilage - What's the difference?

marauding | pilage |

As nouns the difference between marauding and pilage

is that marauding is raiding and pillaging while pilage is .

As a verb marauding

is .

As an adjective marauding

is raiding and pillaging.

marauding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • raiding and pillaging
    • a marauding band
  • (of an animal) killing in wanton fashion.
    • A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.
  • (of an animal) killing domestic animals.
    • The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.

    See also

    * maraud * marauder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Raiding and pillaging.
  • * 1834 , R Thomas, The Glory Of America (page 514)
    • On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy.

    pilage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)