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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

priggery en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English prig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English priggery From prig + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (countable, dated, uncountable) Thievery or roguery.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Priggishness.

Forms

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priggeries Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

priggism