dakoity

[ duh-koi-tee ]
/ dəˈkɔɪ ti /

noun, plural da·koit·ies.

dacoity.

Words nearby dakoity

dakar, dakhla, dakhma, dakin's solution, dakoit, dakoity, dakota, dakota territory, dakotan, daks, daktyl

Definition for dakoity (2 of 2)

dacoity

or da·koit·y

[ duh-koi-tee ]
/ dəˈkɔɪ ti /

noun, plural da·coit·ies.

(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.

Origin of dacoity

1810–20; < Hindi ḍakaitī, derivative of ḍakait dacoit

British Dictionary definitions for dakoity

dacoity
/ (dəˈkɔɪtɪ) /

noun plural -coities

(in India and Myanmar) robbery by an armed gang