luxurie
Latin
Noun
luxuriē
- ablative singular of luxuries
Middle English
Alternative forms
- luxure, luxurye, luxury, luxuri
Etymology
From Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluksjuri(ə)/, /lukˈsjuːr(ə)/
Noun
luxurie (uncountable)
- Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction.
- Copulation; the act or action of sex.
Related terms
- luxurious
Descendants
- English: luxury
References
- “luxurī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-20.
Old French
Noun
luxurie f (oblique plural luxuries, nominative singular luxurie, nominative plural luxuries)
- Alternative form of luxure
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (luxure, supplement)