Etymology

depredation

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Today it means: An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder. Full definition →

Middle French déprédation ← Latin depraedatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromdepraedatio
  2. Middle French · derived fromdéprédation
  3. English todaydepredation

From Middle French déprédation, from Latin depraedatio.

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