What is "reivers"

Usage examples of "reivers".

I cried to let house and plenishing burn, and follow the reivers to recover Grace, and Earnscliff and his men were ower the Fell within three hours after the deed.

She was relieved to see that the reivers were too busy trying to manage the ship to think of using him as a negotiating tool.

Why, man, the lads of Westburnflat, for ten lang descents, have been reivers and lifters.

On all the French marches are droves of outcasts, reivers, spoilers, and draw-latches, of whom I judge that these are some, though I marvel that they should dare to come so nigh to the castle of the seneschal.