villagery en · NOUN
Etymology
From village + -ery.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable, usually) A district of villages.
Are not you hee, / That frights the maidens of the Villageree, […]
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, A Midsommer Nights Dreame. […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Thomas Fisher, […], published 1600, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], signature B3, verso:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| villageries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |