English

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Etymology

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shaman +‎ -ry.

Noun

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shamanry (uncountable)

  1. The activities or craft of a shaman.
    • 1918, Lionel Haweis, Tsoqalem: A Weird Indian Tale of the Cowichan Monster, Citizen Print. & Pub., →OCLC:
      "For I am deaf as deaf can be, / Oh, deaf and blind I am! / But dumb I am not yet," quoth she... / "A shaman for his shamanry, A clam-stick for a clam!" "So-so!" cried one, "but thou shouldst die; For clams along the shore!"