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piscary

American  
[pis-kuh-ree] / ˈpɪs kə ri /

noun

plural

piscaries

  1. Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.

  2. a place for fishing.

piscary British  
/ ˈpɪskərɪ /

noun

  1. a place where fishing takes place

  2. 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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