BALLADRY

Etymology

Noun

balladry (countable and uncountable, plural balladries)

ballads considered as a group

Anagrams

• ballyard

Source: Wiktionary


Bal"lad*ry, n. Etym: [From Ballad, n. ]

Definition: Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. "Base balladry is so beloved." Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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