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▪ I. † ˈconjury1 Obs. rare.
[for earlier *conjuré, a. OF. conjuré, pa. pple. of conjurer: see conjure. For the form cf. city, puny, attorney, etc.]
A sworn member; one sworn of the livery.
1483Caxton Cato 2 Unto the noble auncyent and renommed Cyte..of London..I William Caxton Cytezeyn and conjurye of the same, etc.
▪ II. conjury2|ˈkʌndʒərɪ|
[A modern formation from conjure v. + -y, imitating augury, injury, and similar forms, which go back to L. -ium, -ia.]
The art of a conjurer; magic; legerdemain.
1855Motley Dutch Rep. I. 30 Priesthood works out its task, age after age..exercising the same conjury over ignorant baron and cowardly hind. 1881New York Independent No. 1716. 6 The pretended belief in conjury which most Negroes affect. |