Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abigeat

/əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abigeat
IPA: /əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the driving away of goods, or taking away, and detaining, another mans boat, without violence, by the number of 10 preſent, is a wrong, unwarrantable, and oppreſſive act, and a ſort of abigeat and thift, but is not properly a ryot […]"
"The contracting Republics [...] do hereby agree, reciprocally, to surrender persons [...] having committed [...] any of the following crimes, to wit: homicide, [...] abigeat (cattle stealing), [...] and, in general, any crime or offense"
"The shepherds of the Golden Age let their flocks out to pasture without fearing the abigeat, they feared only the wild beasts."

Etymology

From Latin abigeatus, from the verb ab agō (“to drive”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: abigeatus

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

abactor rustle

Synonyms

rustling

Questions

How do you pronounce abigeat?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/.
What does abigeat mean?: Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
Where does abigeat come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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