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ANGARY
Definition of ANGARY
noun
The right of one belligerent (government) in a conflict to seize, use or destroy the property of another belligerent or neutral state, or the private citizens thereof, provided compensation is paid.
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Where it comes from
From French angarie, from Late Latin angaria (“forced service”) from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρεία (angareía, “the office of a courier or messenger”), from ἄγγαρος (ángaros, “courier”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*a-g-r-a /*angarā/, “missive, letter”), from Aramaic *𐡀𐡍𐡂𐡓𐡀 (*ʾngrʾ /*ʾengarā/), form of *𐡀𐡍𐡂𐡓𐡕𐡀 (*ʾngrtʾ /*ʾengartā/), variant of 𐡀𐡂𐡓𐡕𐡀 (ʾgrtʾ /ʾiggartā/), 𐡀𐡍𐡂𐡓𐡕𐡀 (ʾngrtʾ /ʾengirtā/, “missive, letter; contract”), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (egirtu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), from 𒄃 (egēru, “to be difficult, to be twisted or locked together; to have a twisted tongue, to be unable to speak against an order”). See also Classical Syriac ܐܓܪܬܐ (ʾeggarṯā, “letter, document”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
49th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (42)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANGARY · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANGARY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ANGARY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found ANGARY?
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