expilation

noun

ex·​pi·​la·​tion

ˌekspə̇ˈlāshən,

-ˌspīˈ-

plural -s

archaic

: the act of plundering : spoliation

whence … proceeds this ravenous expilation of the state

—Samuel Daniel

Word History

Etymology

Latin expilation-, expilatio, from expilatus (past participle of expilare to plunder, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -pilare, perhaps akin to Latin pila pillar, pier) + -ion-, -io -ion

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