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† ˈfornicary, n. and a. Obs.
Also 3 fornic-, fornycarie, 5 fornycary.
[ad. L. fornicāri-us masc., fornicāria fem., f. fornic-: see next and -ary. Cf. OF. fornicaire.]
A. n. A fornicator.
1382Wyclif Isa. lvii. 3 Sonus..of a fornycarie [Vulg. fornicariæ]. 1496Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) vi. viii. 243/1 God shall deme fornycaryes, & them that do auoutrye.
B. adj. Addicted to fornication, lecherous.
1382Wyclif Ecclus. xli. 25 Shame ȝee..fro biholdyng of a fornycarie womman. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 469 He schulde doo riȝt of preostes fornicaries [de sacerdotibus fornicariis] and of hire concubynes. |