COMSTOCKERY


Meaning of COMSTOCKERY in English

Pronunciation: ' käm- ˌ stä-k ə -r ē also ' k ə m-

Function: noun

Etymology: Anthony Comstock + English -ery

Date: 1905

1 : strict censorship of materials considered obscene

2 : censorious opposition to alleged immorality (as in literature)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.