English Explanatory Dictionary

robbery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or practice of robbing.
  2. The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒbəɹi/ /ˈɹɒbɹi/ /ˈɹɑbəɹi/ en-us-robbery.ogg

Word forms

robbery robberies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic *raubōną Frankish *raubōnbor. Late Latin raubāre Old French rober Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French roberiebor. Middle English robberie English robbery From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”). Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.

Related words

rob robber

Derived words

antirobbery armed robbery bank robbery daylight robbery fair exchange is no robbery highway robbery Nairoberry nonrobbery strong-arm robbery
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