Dictionary definitions
- Enter a word for the dictionary definition.
venery
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.]
Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.
[1913 Webster]
Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is
continence; of unlawful, chastity. --Grew.
[1913 Webster]
.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] I love hunting and venery. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
