baraterie

French

Etymology

barater +‎ -erie.

Noun

baraterie f (plural barateries)

(maritime) embezzlement by the captain of a watercraft

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1306^[1]. From barater +‎ -erie Barater is of disputed origin.

Noun

baraterie f (oblique plural barateries, nominative singular baraterie, nominative plural barateries)

trickery; deceit

References

↑ “baraterie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (baraterie)

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