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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