-rij, -rēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: sewer (III) + -age
1. : sewage
2. : the systematic removal and disposal of sewage and general surface water by sewers
3. or sewerage system : the system of sewers in a city, town, or locality
4. : unclean thought or language
shocked even his fellow partisans by the sewerage he poured forth in an … address — C.G.Bowers