Thuggee

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thuggee \Thug*gee"\, n. [Hind. [.t]hag[imac].]
     The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. "One of
     the suppressors of Thuggee." --J. D. Hooker.
     [1913 Webster] Thuggery

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  thuggee
       n : murder and robbery by thugs