Definition
brigandry
noun
- the practice or conduct of brigands; robbery and plunder, especially by armed bands
Usage: uncountable; formal or literary
Examples
- The mountain passes were notorious for brigandry during the medieval period.
- Local merchants hired guards to protect their caravans from brigandry.
- The government cracked down on brigandry along the trade routes.
- Tales of brigandry and adventure filled the old storybooks.
- Brigandry declined once the region was brought under central authority.
- The novel depicts the brigandry of outlaws in the Wild West.