barratries
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary bar·ra·try n. Pronunciation: ' ber-ə-trē, ' ba-rə- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -tries Etymology: Middle English (Sc) barratrie, from Anglo-French *baraterie, literally, deception, from Old French barater to be active, do business, cause strife, deceive, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *prattare, from Greek prattein, prassein to do ― more at PRACTICAL Date: 15th century 1 : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state 2 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a master of a ship or by the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo 3 : the persistent incitement of litigation