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View synonyms for venery

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

/ ˈviː-; ˈvɛnərɪ /

noun

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

/ 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
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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

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

Origin of venery2

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