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venery

1

[ven-uh-ree]

noun

Archaic.
  1. the gratification of sexual desire.



venery

2

[ven-uh-ree]

noun

Archaic.
  1. the practice or sport of hunting; the chase.

venery

1

/ ˈvɛnərɪ, ˈviː- /

noun

  1. archaic,  the pursuit of sexual gratification

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

venery

2

/ ˈviː-, ˈvɛnərɪ /

noun

  1. the art, sport, lore, or practice of hunting, esp with hounds; the chase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of venery1

1490–1500; < Latin vener- (stem of venus; Venus ) + -y 3; compare Latin venera amours

Origin of venery2

1275–1325; Middle English venerie hunting < Middle French, equivalent to ven ( er ) to hunt ≪ Latin vēnārī + -erie -ery
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Word History and Origins

Origin of venery1

C15: from Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin venus love, Venus 1

Origin of venery2

C14: from Old French venerie, from vener to hunt, from Latin vēnārī
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Example Sentences

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In the hours after a tentative deal was announced, Starz canceled three original series — wrestling drama “Heels,” comedy “Run the World” and dramedy “Blindspotting” — and it scrapped another, “The Venery of Samantha Bird,” which had not yet aired and stopped production when the WGA strike began in May.

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In “The Venery of Samantha Bird,” the psychological thriller he’s currently shooting in Quebec, he plays a podcaster who studies the flora and fauna of New Hampshire.

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He further Foxified the White House by offering a top job to Bill Shine, the former Fox News enforcer who oversaw the creepy cover-up of the Roger Ailes-Bill O’Reilly venery.

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Women, who as a gender are at risk of sexual indulgence - or "venery" - should avoid eating "hard, fat things and spices" because such comestibles cause the body to become more heated.

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Another solution is for a maiden to simply get married - and when their venery is met by "the enjoyment of their husbands, they become more gay and lively".

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