freebooting

Before Bellamont sailed for America, William spoke strongly to him about the freebooting which was the disgrace of the colonies.

Though a rollicking, joking man himself, his followers are a reckless, freebooting set.

But to Lady Jane, the freebooting owner of Arwenack, punishment was ultimately meted out.

A bold, freebooting Amazon she appeared, standing there in the fire-glow, and one to whom hardihood was a birth-right.

The Markovians, a vast pirate community, had voluntarily abandoned freebooting for reasons yet to be discovered.