booty

views updated May 29 2018

boo·ty1 / ˈboōtē/ • n. valuable stolen goods, esp. those seized in war: the militias supply themselves with booty from the raided civilian populations. ∎ inf. something gained or won: now the booty: four winners will receive prizes.boo·ty2 • n. (pl. -ties) inf. a person's buttocks.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

booty

views updated May 21 2018

booty plunder XV. of uncert. orig.; Cf. (O)F. butin (whence Eng. †butin XV–VII) — MLG. būte exchange, distribution.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

More From encyclopedia.com

About this article

booty

All Sources -
Updated Aug 08 2016 About encyclopedia.com content Print Topic