engines or machinery collectively; esp., instruments of war
enginery in American English
(ˈendʒənri)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
1.
engines collectively; machinery
2.
engines of war collectively
3.
skillful or artful contrivance
Word origin
[1595–1605; engine + -ry]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: density, detail, domain, option, posture-ry is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ry include: dentistry, mimicry, registry, scullery, summitry