VENEREAN

Etymology

Adjective

venerean (comparative more venerean, superlative most venerean)

(obsolete) Devoted to the offices of Venus, or love; venereal.

Source: Wiktionary


Ve*ne"re*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vénérien.]

Definition: Devoted to the offices of Venus, or love; venereal. [Obs.] "I am all venerean in feeling." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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