venery
1the gratification of sexual desire.
Origin of venery
1Words Nearby venery
Other definitions for venery (2 of 2)
the practice or sport of hunting; the chase.
Origin of venery
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How to use venery in a sentence
The venery was a little further off, drawing toward the park.
And very carefully the Queen's Highness observeth the laws of the chase, of venery and hawking.
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordThus beasts of forest (the “five wild beasts of venery”) were the hart, the hind, the hare, the boar and the wolf.
venery, ven′ėr-i, n. the act or exercise of hunting: the sports of the chase.
The same word gives us venery—the term that was used in the fourteenth century, by Chaucer among others, for hunting.
A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2) | John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
British Dictionary definitions for venery (1 of 2)
/ (ˈvɛnərɪ, ˈviː-) /
archaic the pursuit of sexual gratification
Origin of venery
1British Dictionary definitions for venery (2 of 2)
/ (ˈvɛnərɪ, ˈviː-) /
the art, sport, lore, or practice of hunting, esp with hounds; the chase
Origin of venery
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