Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exact forced service from; impress to labor or service.
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_angaria_, _angariare_, in medieval Latin, and the rare English derivatives "angariate," "angariation," came to mean any service which was forcibly or unjustly demanded, and oppression in general.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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On a certain day his servants met him, and angariate, compel him.
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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