gramarye

or gram·a·ry

[ gram-uh-ree ]

noun

1. occult learning; magic.

gramarye

/ ˈɡræmərɪ /

noun

1. archaic.
   magic, necromancy, or occult learning

Word History and Origins

Origin of gramarye¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gramary, from Old French gramaire, literally, “grammar, Latin grammar.” In the Middle Ages gramarye was restricted to “higher” learning, written in Latin and including occult sciences and magic. See grammar

Word History and Origins

Origin of gramarye¹

C14: from Old French gramaire grammar

Example Sentences

But in all this there is a singular touch of illusion, of what his contemporaries had learnt from Scott to call gramarye.

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There were fireflies abroad that night, too, increasing the gramarye of it.

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It is the life and soul of all poetry—the lusus—the make-believe—the glamour and the gramarye.

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