n.
Pronunciation: ' stra ŋ -gy ə -r ē , - ˌ gyu ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French strangerie, from Latin stranguria, from Greek strangouria, from strang-, stranx drop squeezed out + ourein to urinate, from ouron urine ― more at STRAIN , URINE
Date: 14th century
: a slow and painful spasmodic discharge of urine drop by drop