Thug·gee (th g  )n. The practice of robbery and assassination practiced by the Thugs. [Hindi  hag , from hag, Thug; see thug.] |
thuggee [θʌˈgiː]
n
(Historical Terms) History the methods and practices of the thugs of India
[from Hindi thagī; see thug]
thuggeeism, thuggee
a semi-religious Hindu cult with a highly organized system of murder and robbery, suppressed in India in the 19th century. Also thuggery. — thug, n.
See also: Hinduism
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