ˈvenəsən, -əzən chiefly Brit -nzən noun
( plural venisons also venison )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English venison, veneison, from Old French veneison, from Latin venation-, venatio hunt, chase, quarry, prey, from venatus (past participle of venari to hunt, pursue) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Sanskrit vanati he loves, desires — more at win
1.
a. : the edible flesh of a wild mammal or sometimes bird or one taken by hunting (as in the chase) ; especially : the edible flesh of a beast of venery
b. : the flesh of a deer
elk venison
2.
a. archaic : a game animal (as a beast of chase or beast of venery)
b. : a mammal of the family Cervidae : deer
bought venison skins to make gloves of