piscary
Americannoun
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piscaries
plural
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Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
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a place for fishing.
noun
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a place where fishing takes place
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the right to fish in certain waters
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Etymology
Origin of piscary
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin piscāria, neuter plural (fishing rights) and feminine singular (fishing place) of Latin piscārius of fishing or fish. See pisci-, -ary
Example Sentences
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Their rights of usufruct, grazing, pannage, estovers, turbary and piscary survived for many centuries before being terminated: first informally, later in wholesale acts of enclosure.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2011
Gloucester, Mass. Boowoo & Ubum Sirs: Before leaving there I fished the upper Menam, the regal preserve to which I had been granted piscary.
From Time Magazine Archive
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