I. ˈvenərē, -ri noun
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Etymology: Middle English venerie, from Middle French, from vener to hunt (from Latin venari ) + -ie -y — more at venison
1. : the activity or practice of hunting especially when developed into or carried out as a highly stylized art (as during the middle ages in Europe) or when forming a professional craft
2. : animals that are hunted : game ; specifically : beasts of venery
II. “ sometimes ˈvēn- noun
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Etymology: Middle English venerie, from Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin vener-, venus love, sexual desire, venery + -ia -y — more at win
: sexual intercourse , coitus ; often : pursuit of or indulgence in sexual pleasures