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venery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.] Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition. Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; of unlawful, chastity. --Grew. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [OE. venerie, F. v['e]nerie, fr OF vener to hunt, L. venari. See {Venison}.] The art, act or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase. ``Beasts of venery and fishes.'' --Sir T. Browne. I love hunting and venery. --Chaucer.
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