Crossword clues for venery
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.] Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.
Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is
continence; of unlawful, chastity.
--Grew.
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.
I love hunting and venery.
--Chaucer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pursuit of sexual pleasure," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin veneria "sexual intercourse," from Latin venus (genitive veneris) "sexual love, sexual desire" (see Venus). In earlier use it may have been felt as a play on now obsolete homonym venery (n.2) "practice or sport of hunting, the chase." Related: Venereous.
"hunting, the sports of the chase," early 14c., from Old French venerie, from Medieval Latin venaria "beasts of the chase, game," from Latin venari "to hunt, pursue" (see venison).
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 The hunting of wild animals. 2 game animals. Etymology 2
n. The pursuit of sexual pleasure or indulgence.
Wikipedia
Venery has two unrelated meanings, both from Latin:
- A historical term for hunting game, see medieval hunting (from venerie in Middle English and Middle French: "hunting", from Latin vēnor: "I hunt".)
- the hunted animal itself, see game (food)
- The practice or pursuit of sexual pleasure, or the indulgence of sexual desire, see human sexuality (from the Mediaeval Latin veneria, from the name of Venus, genitive Veneris)
- especially, in references to sexually transmitted diseases ("venereal disease").
Usage examples of "venery".
Then I called Fotis and sayd, Behold how Bacchus the egger and stirrer of Venery, doth offer him self of his owne accord, let us therefore drink up this wine, that we may prepare our selves and get us courage against soone, for Venus wanteth no other provision than this, that the Lamp may be all the night replenished with oyle, and the cups with wine.
Boerhaave, Pare, and Fabricius Hildanus all speak of this untoward effect of venery, and in modern times Poncet has made observations at a hospital in Lyons which prove that during the process of healing wounds are unduly and harmfully influenced by coitus, and cites confirmatory instances.
Thus when I had well replenished my self with wine, and was now ready unto Venery not onely in minde but also in body, I removed my cloathes, and shewing to Fotis my great impatiencie I sayd, O my sweet heart take pitty upon me and helpe me, for as you see I am now prepared unto the battell, which you your selfe did appoint : for after that I felt the first Arrow of cruell Cupid within my breast, I bent my bow very strong, and now feare, (because it is bended so hard) lest my string should breake : but that thou mayst the better please me, undresse thy haire and come and embrace me lovingly : whereupon shee made no long delay, but set aside all the meat and wine, and then she unapparelled her selfe, and unattyred her haire, presenting her amiable body unto me in manner of faire Venus, when shee goeth under the waves of the sea.
Close behind the pack rode a fourrier and a yeoman-pricker, whooping on the laggards and encouraging the leaders, in the shrill half-French jargon which was the language of venery and woodcraft.
The Cloyds were sisters, Velva Mae and Venery Ann, girls with pale dirty hair and four identical sharp breasts that they might have loaned to each other, like hats, while one pair was out being blocked.