\Ven"er*y\, n. [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.]
Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.
      Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is
      continence; of unlawful, chastity.       --Grew.

\Ven"er*y\, n. [OE. venerie, F. v['e]nerie, fr. OF. vener
to hunt, L. venari. See {Venison}.]
The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the
chase. ``Beasts of venery and fishes.'' --Sir T. Browne.
      I love hunting and venery.               --Chaucer.