plagiary

[pley-juh-ree, -jee-uh-ree] /ˈpleɪ dʒə ri, -dʒi ə ri/

noun, plural plagiaries.

a plagiarist.

Origin

1590-1600; < Latin plagiārius kidnapper, equivalent to plagi(um) kidnapping (akin to plaga snare) + -ārius -ary

Examples from the web for plagiary

For such kind of borrowing as this, if it be not bettered by the borrower, among good authors is accounted plagiary.

British Dictionary definitions for plagiary

/ˈpleɪdʒərɪ/

noun (pl) -ries

(archaic) a person who plagiarizes or a piece of plagiarism

Word Origin

C16: from Latin plagiārus plunderer, from plagium kidnapping; related to plaga snare