plagiary Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pla"gia*ry intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To commit plagiarism.

Pla"gia*ry noun

Etymology

L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.

Wordforms

plural Plagiaries

Definitions

1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. Obs.
2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.
3. Plagiarism; literary thief. Milton.

Pla"gia*ry adjective

Definitions

1. Kidnaping. Obs. E. Browne.
2. Practicing plagiarism. Bp. Hall.