VENERY

Etymology 1

Noun

venery (usually uncountable, plural veneries)

The hunting of wild animals.

Game animals.

Etymology 2

Noun

venery (countable and uncountable, plural veneries)

The pursuit of sexual pleasure or indulgence.

Anagrams

• Verney

Source: Wiktionary


Ven"er*y, n. Etym: [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.]

Definition: Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition. Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; of unlawful, chastity. Grew.

Ven"er*y, n. Etym: [OE. venerie, F. vénerie, fr. OF. vener to hunt, L. venari. See Venison.]

Definition: The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase. "Beasts of venery and fishes." Sir T. Browne. I love hunting and venery. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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