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Meaning of THUGGEE

Pronunciation:  'thugee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  murder and robbery by thugs
 
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 See Also: execution, homicide, murder, slaying

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thug*gee"\, n. [Hind. ?hag[=i].]
The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. ``One of
the suppressors of Thuggee.'' --J. D. Hooker.
 

 

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