French

Noun

baraterie f ‎(plural barateries)

1. (maritime) embezzlement by the captain of a watercraft

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1306^[1]. From barater +‎ -erie Barater is of disputed origin.

Noun

baraterie f ‎(oblique plural barateries, nominative singular baraterie, nominative plural barateries)

1. trickery; deceit

References

1. ↑ “baraterie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (baraterie)