rief

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Definition of rief

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually)Alternative form of reif (“robbery”).

“[The earl] commands all within his charge to abstain from reiving or stealing from the subjects of Scotland. For such riefs as have been made upon them, the Queen minds to have the same mended by justice.”
“here the record is quite defaced and worn out, insomuch that only the words of the charge, viz. extortions, insolvencies, riefs, and oppressions, can be discovered”
“Murders, riefs, and spoliations became more common on the Borders after this raid than they had ever been before.”

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See reaf and reave.

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