gramarye

American  

[gram-uh-ree] / ˈgræm ə ri /

Or gramary

noun

1. occult learning; magic.

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gramarye British  

/ ˈɡræmərɪ /

noun

1. archaic magic, necromancy, or occult learning

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Etymology

Origin of gramarye

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Golden Road by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

He sayes, "Itt is written in his forhead, All and in gramarye, That for all the gold that is under heaven, I dare not neigh him nye."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

Camphor, turpentine, and tea, The balsam of a Christmas tree, These are whiffs of gramarye ...

From Chimneysmoke by Morley, Christopher

"And how he sought her castle high, That morn, by help of gramarye."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

"There's death at the door, then, sure enough," she continued; "aw this gramarye and foretokening isn't for nought; so who's to pay for it?"

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John