STEALTH

Stealth (stĕlth), n. [[OE. stalþe. See Steal, v. t.]] 1. 1. The act of stealing; theft.
The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. Spenser. 2. 2. The thing stolen; stolen property. “Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths.” Sir W. Raleigh.
3. 3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; — in either a good or a 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. Dryden. I told him of your stealth unto this wood. Shak.