thievery

== English == === Etymology === From thieve +‎ -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/ === Noun === thievery (countable and uncountable, plural thieveries) The act of theft, the act of stealing. (obsolete) That which is stolen.