HUSBANDRY

farming, agriculture, husbandry

(noun) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

husbandry (countable and uncountable, plural husbandries)

The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.

Synonym: agronomy

The prudent management or conservation of resources.

Synonyms: economy, frugality, thrift

(now, chiefly, nautical) Administration or management of day-to-day matters.

(obsolete) Agricultural or cultivated land.

Source: Wiktionary

Hus"band*ry, n.

1. Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift. There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out. Shak.

2. The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming. Husbandry supplieth all things necessary for food. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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