piscary

 [pis-kuh-ree]  

pis·ca·ry

   [pis-kuh-ree]
noun, plural pis·ca·ries.
1.
Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
2.
a place for fishing.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin piscāria, neuter plural (fishing rights) and feminine singular (fishing place) of Latin piscārius of fishing or fish. See pisci-, -ary
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piscary (ˈpɪskərɪ)
 
—n , pl -ries
1.  a place where fishing takes place
2.  the right to fish in certain waters
 
[C15: from Latin piscārius fishing, from piscis a fish]

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