footpaddery

/fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi/

Etymology

From footpad + -ery.

footpaddery means The crime of robbing travelers on the road. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 69 out of 100.

noun

The crime of robbing travelers on the road.“The smugglers were a lawless and desperate body, but they did not, as a rule, descend to footpaddery or robbery.”