Definition of: pillage

(pil′ij) noun
1. The act of pillaging; open robbery, as in war.
2. Spoil; booty. See synonyms under PLUNDER.
—v. ·laged, ·lag·ing v.t.
1. To strip of money or property by open violence, especially in war; loot.
2. To take as loot.
—v.i.
3. To take plunder. See synonyms under STEAL. [<OF <piller plunder <LL pillare, var. of L pilare plunder]
—pil′·lag·er noun