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  • 11mercenary — 1. adjective 1) mercenary self interest Syn: money oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, bribable, venal, materialistic; informal money grubbing 2) mercenary soldiers Syn: hired …

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  • 12mercenary — adj 1. hireling, hired, paid, auxiliary; purchased, bought, venal, Sl. on the take. 2. avaricious, greedy, covetous, eager for gain; acquisitive, grasping, Sl. grabby, rapacious, ravenous, ravening, predatory, predacious; mean, usurious, sordid,… …

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  • 13mercenaries — mer·ce·nar·y || mÉœrsÉ™nerɪ / mɜːsnrɪ n. hired worker; hired soldier; greedy person adj. of or pertaining to a desire for monetary gain; hired for service …

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  • 14mercenary — mer·ce·nar·y || mÉœrsÉ™nerɪ / mɜːsnrɪ n. hired worker; hired soldier; greedy person adj. of or pertaining to a desire for monetary gain; hired for service …

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  • 15hireling — I. n. 1. Mercenary, hired soldier. 2. Hired servant. II. a. Mercenary, venal …

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  • 16hireling — n employee, hired hand, servant, factotum, wage slave, slave, menial, minion, hack; tool, instrument, victim, puppet; henchman, flunky, toady; mercenary, hired soldier, adventurer. See alsohelp(defs.14, 15) …

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  • 17mercenarius — A mercenary; a hired soldier; a hired servant …

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  • 18larceny — /lahr seuh nee/, n., pl. larcenies. Law. the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker s own use. Cf. grand larceny, petty larceny. [1425 75; late ME <&#8230; …

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  • 19baro — /baerow/ In old law, a man, whether slave or free. In later usage, a freeman or freedman; a strong man; a good soldier; a hired soldier; a vassal; a baron; a feudal tenant or client. A man of dignity and rank; a knight. A magnate in the church. A …

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  • 20baro — /baerow/ In old law, a man, whether slave or free. In later usage, a freeman or freedman; a strong man; a good soldier; a hired soldier; a vassal; a baron; a feudal tenant or client. A man of dignity and rank; a knight. A magnate in the church. A …

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