\E*bri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Ebrieties}. [L. ebrietas, from.
ebrius intoxicated: cf. F. ['e]bri['e]te. Cf. {So?er}.]
Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety.
``Ruinous ebriety.'' --Cowper.