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Definition of plagiaries - 2 dictionary results

pla⋅gia⋅ry

[pley-juh-ree, -jee-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. plagiarism.
2. a plagiarist.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L plagiārius kidnapper, equiv. to plagi(um) kidnapping (akin to plaga snare) + -ārius -ary
pla·gia·ry   (plā'jə-rē)   
n.   pl. pla·gia·ries
  1. Plagiarism.
  2. Archaic One who plagiarizes.

[Latin plagiārius, kidnapper, plagiarist, from plagium, kidnapping, from plaga, net; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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