lech·ery \ˈlech(ə)rē, -ri\noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English lecherie, from Old French, from lechier to lick, live in debauchery or gluttony + -erie -ery — more at lecher 1.: inordinate indulgence in sexual activity : lewdness, lasciviousness < a horrific sex prudishness which dissolved into an enervating lechery — Times Literary Supplement > 2.: an act of lechery < his tasteless lecheries — New York Herald Tribune >