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noun Archaic.
the practice or sport of hunting; the chase.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English venerie hunting < Middle French, equivalent to ven(er) to hunt ≪ Latin vēnārī + -erie -ery
1275–1325; Middle English venerie hunting < Middle French, equivalent to ven(er) to hunt ≪ Latin vēnārī + -erie -ery
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venery1 (ˈvɛnərɪ, ˈviː-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| archaic the pursuit of sexual gratification | |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin venus love, | |
| venery2 (ˈvɛnərɪ, ˈviː-) | |
| —n | |
| the art, sport, lore, or practice of hunting, esp with hounds; the chase | |
| [C14: from Old French venerie, from vener to hunt, from Latin vēnārī] | |
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Word Origin & History
venery
"pursuit of sexual pleasure," 1497, from M.L. veneria "sexual intercourse," from L. venus (gen. veneris) "sexual love, sexual desire" (see Venus). In earlier use it may have been felt as a play on now obsolete homonym venery "practice or sport of hunting, the chase" (c.1320),
from O.Fr. venerie, from L. venari "to hunt" (see venison).
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