Venery refers to either the pursuit of sexual pleasure or the practice of hunting. Both meanings stem from an Indo-European root associated with desire and striving.
Venery has two primary meanings: the practice or pursuit of sexual pleasure, and hunting. Both senses derive from the Indo-European root 'wen-' meaning 'to desire' or 'to strive for,' linking them to concepts of pursuit and longing.
| Back | venery /VEN-uh-ree/ |
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| Front | noun 1. The practice or pursuit of sexual pleasure. 2. Hunting. [For 1: From Latin veneria, from venus (desire, love). Venus was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology who gave her name to the planet Venus. Earliest documented use: 1497. For 2: From Old French venerie, from vener (to hunt). Earliest documented use: 1330. In olden times one was supposed to know the terms of venery. Ultimately both senses are from the Indo-European root wen- (to desire or to strive for), which is also the source of wish, win, overweening, venerate, venison, banyan, wonted, venial, and ween. Earliest documented use: 1330.] “Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.” - Benjamin Franklin; The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; J. Parsons; 1793. “In those days true dedication to venery meant having your own hunting pack.” - Philip Bowern; Hunting the Hills of Devon; The Western Morning News (Plymouth, UK); Dec 17, 2012. |
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