Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MA-RAUD'
MA-RAUD', v.i. [Fr. maraud, a rascal; Eth. መረደ, marada, to hurry, to run. The Heb. מרד, to rebel, may be the same word differently applied. Class Mr, No. 22. The Danish has the word in maroder, a robber in war, a corsair. So corsair is from L. cursus, curro.]
To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.
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