plagiary

(-rē)

noun pl. plagiaries

  1. Archaic plagiarist
  2. plagiarism

Origin: L plagiarius, kidnapper, literary thief < plagium, kidnapping < plaga, hunting net, snare < IE *plāg-, to spread out: see pelagic

See plagiary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pla·gia·ries
  1. Plagiarism.
  2. Archaic One who plagiarizes.

Origin:

Origin: Latin plagiārius, kidnapper, plagiarist

Origin: , from plagium, kidnapping

Origin: , from plaga, net; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots

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