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giantry rare.|ˈdʒaɪəntrɪ| [f. giant n. + -ry.] a. The race of giants; giants collectively. b. Tales about giants; giant-mythology.
1611Cotgr., Geanterie, giantrie; the generation, race, kind, or brood, of Giants. 1784H. Walpole Lett. (1820) IV. 380 The flimsy giantry of Ossian has introduced mountainous horrors. 1816Southey Poet's Pilgr. iv. 21 The Giantry of old their God defied. |