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venery
1[ ven-uh-ree ]
noun
- the gratification of sexual desire.
venery
2[ ven-uh-ree ]
noun
- the practice or sport of hunting; the chase.
venery
1/ ˈviː-; ˈvɛnərɪ /
noun
- archaic.the pursuit of sexual gratification
venery
2/ ˈviː-; ˈvɛnərɪ /
noun
- the art, sport, lore, or practice of hunting, esp with hounds; the chase
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Word History and Origins
Origin of venery1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of venery1
Origin of venery2
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Example Sentences
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.
Thus 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.
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