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venery¹

  • /ˈvɛnəɹi/

Where it comes from

From Middle English venerie, borrowed from Middle French venerie, from Old French venerie (“hunting”), derived from vener, from Latin vēnor (“to hunt”).

noun veneries · venarie

  1. uncountable, usually The hunting of wild animals. There are extant of his in Greek, four books of Cynegeticks or venation, five of Halieuticks or piſcation, commented and publiſhed by Ritterhuſius; wherein deſcribing beaſts of venery and fiſhes[…]
  2. uncountable, usually Game animals.

venery²

  • /ˈvɛnəɹi/

Where it comes from

From Middle English venery, venerie, venerye, borrowed from Medieval Latin veneria, from venus (“love”).

noun veneries · venarie

  1. countable, uncountable The pursuit of sexual indulgence or pleasure. […] Opium it ſelf is conceived to extimulate unto venery, and for that intent is ſometimes uſed by Turkes, Perſians, and moſt orientall Nations; […]

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noun hunting

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"venery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/venery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"venery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/venery.

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@misc{venery_2026,
  title = {venery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/venery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}