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Pillared vs Pillaged - What's the difference?

pillared | pillaged |

As verbs the difference between pillared and pillaged

is that pillared is (pillar) (verb) while pillaged is (pillage).

As an adjective pillared

is having pillars.

pillared

English

Etymology 1

(forming adjective from noun)

Adjective

(-)
  • Having pillars.
    • We entered a majestic pillared hall.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pillar) (verb)

    • pillaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pillage)

    • pillage

    English

    Verb

    (pillag)
  • (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
  • * 1911 , ,
    • Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The spoils of war.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Which pillage they with merry march bring home.
  • The act of pillaging.

    • Noun

    (m)
  • looting

    • Related terms

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