thuggee

[ thuhg-ee, thuh-gee ]

/ ˈθʌg i, θʌˈgi /

(in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs.

Origin of thuggee

First recorded in 1830–40, thuggee is from the Hindi word thagī

thruway, thrymsa, thucydides, thud, thug, thuggee, thuja, thule, thulia, thulium, thumb

Whoever was following them was an adept, as secret as a Thuggee.

The Adventures of Kathlyn |Harold MacGrath
Had not the punishments you had received turned your heart from Thuggee?

Confessions of a Thug |Philip Meadows Taylor
The origin of Thuggee is entirely lost in fable and obscurity.

Confessions of a Thug |Philip Meadows Taylor
For many years he was employed as Commissioner for the suppression of Thuggee.

India: What can it teach us? |F. Max Mller

After the capture of Seringapatam in 1799 the attention of the Company's government was drawn to the prevalence of Thuggee.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official |William Sleeman

thuggee

/ (θʌˈɡiː) /

history the methods and practices of the thugs of India

C19: from Hindi thagī; see thug