Rapacity
Pronunciation : Ra*pac"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. rapacitas: cf. F. rapacite. See Rapacious.]
Definition : 1. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves.
2. The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. "The rapacity of some ages." Sprat.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913