EBRIETY

Etymology

Noun

ebriety (countable and uncountable, plural ebrieties)

(uncountable) The state of intoxication, drunkenness.

(obsolete) An instance of being drunk.

Source: Wiktionary


E*bri"e*ty, n.; pl. Ebrieties. Etym: [L. ebrietas, from. ebrius intoxicated: cf. F. ébriéte. Cf. So.]

Definition: Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety. "Ruinous ebriety." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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