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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