venery

noun /ˈvɛnəɹi/

1. The hunting of wild animals.

   uncountable

   There are extant of his in Greek, four books of Cynegeticks or venation, five of Halieuticks or piſcation, commented and publiſhed by Ritterhuſius; wherein deſcribing beaſts of venery and fiſhes[…]

2. Game animals.

   uncountable

Where it comes from

From Middle English venerie, borrowed from Middle French venerie, from Old French venerie (“hunting”), derived from vener, from Latin vēnor (“to hunt”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry venery (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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