Found 1 items, similar to Plagiary.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plagiary Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, a. 1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] --E. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Practicing plagiarism. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, v. i. To commit plagiarism. [1913 Webster] Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl. Plagiaries. [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.] 1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Plagiarism; literary theft. --Milton. [1913 Webster]