ˈlech(ə)rē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English lecherie, from Old French, from lechier to lick, live in debauchery or gluttony + -erie -ery — more at lecher
1. : inordinate indulgence in sexual activity : lewdness , lasciviousness
a horrific sex prudishness which dissolved into an enervating lechery — Times Literary Supplement
2. : an act of lechery
his tasteless lecheries — New York Herald Tribune