freebootery

English

Noun

freebootery (uncountable)

1. The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter.
   • 1822, Thomas Love Peacock, Maid Marian:

     in the pure principles of freebootery have they excelled

References

• “freebootery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.