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venery

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ven·er·y 1  (vn-r)
n. pl. ven·er·ies Archaic
1. Indulgence in or pursuit of sexual activity.
2. The act of sexual intercourse.

[Middle English venerie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin venus, vener-, desire, love; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ven·er·y 2  (vn-r)
n. pl. ven·er·ies Archaic
The act or sport of hunting; the chase.

[Middle English venerie, from Old French, from vener, to hunt, from Latin vnr; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]

venery
1. Archaic. the sport, practice, or art of hunting or the chase.
2. the animals that are hunted.
See also: Hunting
Archaic. sexual activity; the gratification of sexual impulses.
See also: Sex
Venery wild animals which are hunted as game, 1350.


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She looked upon venery as the natural occupation for men and women, and was ever ready with precept and example from her own wide experience.
They wonder why I came not to revile venery and vice; and verily, I came not to warn against pickpockets either!
During this time, deer and pheasants were left to the free enjoyment of their nature, hunted so lazily that, it was said, the art of venery ran great risk of degenerating at the court of France.
 
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