roguery

American  

[roh-guh-ree] / ˈroʊ gə ri /

noun

plural

rogueries

1. roguish conduct; rascality.

2. playful mischief.

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roguery British  

/ ˈrəʊɡərɪ /

noun

1. behaviour characteristic of a rogue

2. a roguish or mischievous act

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Etymology

Origin of roguery

First recorded in 1590–1600; rogue + -ery

Example Sentences

Roguery and plunder, born of the multiplied temptations which the war furnished, had stealthily crept into the management of public affairs, and claimed immunity from the right of search.

From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by Julian, George W.

A rich Rogue now-a-days is fit Company for any Gentleman; and the World, my Dear, hath not such a Contempt for Roguery as you imagine.

From The Beggar's Opera to which is prefixed the Musick to each Song by Fraser, Claud Lovat

To the Docks, to meet Mr. Soker, and go over the Wine Vaults with a Tasting-Order, and taste the Wine there before it hath undergone any Roguery for the Market.

From Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick by Doyle, Richard

I have heard Ned in his Roguery, cursing his Father, and his Father laughing thereat most heartily; still provoking of Ned to curse, that his mirth might be encreased.

From Life and Death of Mr. Badman by Bunyan, John

When Roguery rules all the rest of the earth, God be thanked in this corner I've got a good birth.

From Poems by Southey, Robert