carry off as plunder
71rav´ish|ment — rav|ish «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape.… …
72rav´ish|er — rav|ish «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape.… …
73rav|ish — «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape. (Cf.… …
74India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
75The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …
76Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
77The Thirty Years War — The Thirty Years War † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …
78United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
79Medieval warfare — Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years War. Warfare …
80Nanking Massacre denial — Nanking Massacrev · d · e Battl …
