Category:Plagiary

Pla"gia*ry, v. i.

Defn: to commit plagiarism.

Plagiary Pla"gia*ry, n.; pl. Plagiaries. Etym: [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.]

2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them As his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.

3. Plagiarism; literary thief. Milton.

Plagiary Pla"gia*ry, a.

1. Kidnaping. [obs.] E. Browne.

2. Practicing plagiarism. Bp. Hall.