Venery Definition

vĕnə-rē
veneries
noun
The indulgence of sexual desire; specif., sexual intercourse.
Webster's New World
The act or practice of hunting game; the chase.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Venery

Noun

Singular:
venery
Plural:
veneries

Origin of Venery

  • Middle English venerie from Old French from Medieval Latin veneria from Latin venus vener- desire, love wen-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English venerie from Old French from vener to hunt from Latin vēnārī wen-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English venerie, from Middle French, from venerie (“hunting"), from Latin vÄ“nor (“I hunt").

    From Wiktionary

  • Mediaeval Latin veneria, from venus (“love").

    From Wiktionary

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