venerie

See also: vénerie and vènerie

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

1. 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)

1. hunting

Descendants

• → Middle English: venerie
  • English: venery