'Plagiaries' definitions:
Definition of 'Plagiaries'
From: GCIDE
- Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl. Plagiaries. [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.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Plagiarism; literary theft. --Milton. [1913 Webster]