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villagery|ˈvɪlɪdʒrɪ, ˈvɪlɪdʒərɪ|
Also 6 villagree.
[f. village n. + -ery.]
Villages collectively.
Now chiefly as an echo of the Shaksperian passage.
1590Shakes. Mids. N. ii. i. 35 Are you not hee, That frights the maidens of the Villagree. 1822W. Tennant Thane of Fife iii. l, Crowding they come from all her coasts so rife Of villagery. a1839Galt Demon Destiny (1840) 5 A vista bright appeared Of riant villagery. 1883Blackw. Mag. Jan. 75/2 Unkempt mountain ponies startle the maidens of the villagery. |