The act or practice of robbing or attacking people on the road; highway robbery or brigandage.
From Latin 'grassatio' (robbing on roads); from 'grassari' (to attack); reflects the dangers of medieval travel.
Medieval roads were so dangerous that languages developed specific words for road crime—'grassation' is an obsolete word that captures an era when travelers needed to fear bandits more than accidents.
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