Stēalth, n.

n. 1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.] The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed on him by such an outlaw. Spenser. 2. The bringing to pass any thing in a secret or concealed manner; a secret or clandestine procedure; — in either a good or bad sense. Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Pope. The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With steel invades the brother’s life by stealth. Pope. 3. The thing stolen. [Obs.] “Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths.” Raleigh.