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ven·ery I. \ˈvenərē, -ri\ noun (-es) 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 (-es) 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 |