angarie

• Homophones: angarient, angaries

From Late Latin angaria (“forced service”) from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρεία (angareía, “the office of a courier or messenger”), from ἄγγαρος (ángaros, “courier”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*angarā, “missive, letter”), from Aramaic *𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡀‎ (*’engarā), form of *𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡕𐡀‎ (*’engartā), variant of 𐡀𐡂𐡓‬𐡕𐡀‎ (’iggartā), 𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓𐡕‬𐡀‎ (’engirtā, “missive, letter; contract”), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (egirtu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), from 𒄃 (egēru, “to be difficult, to be twisted or locked together; to have a twisted tongue, to be unable to speak against an order”). See also Classical Syriac ܐܓܪܬܐ‎ (ˀeggarṯā, “letter, document”).

angarie f (plural angaries)

1. angary, the right of a belligerent to seize property belonging to other nations or to take over ships during a war.

Verb form.

angarie

1. first-person singular present indicative of angarier
2. third-person singular present indicative of angarier
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of angarier
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of angarier
5. second-person singular imperative of angarier

angarie

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of angariar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of angariar
3. first-person singular imperative of angariar
4. third-person singular imperative of angariar