venerie
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French venerie, from the verb vener, from Latin venor (“I hunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛ(ː)nɛriː(ə)/
Noun
venerie
- hunting (pursuit and catching of specific animals allowed by law)
Descendants
- English: venery
References
- “vē̆nerī(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Etymology
From the verb vener, from Latin venor (“I hunt”).
Noun
venerie oblique singular, f (nominative singular venerie)