drury

noun — 4 senses

noun

Etymology From Old French druerie, droerie (“love, friendship”) et al., from dru (“friend”).

Obsolete Love, especially sexual love; courtship, sex.

Obsolete A love token or keepsake, a physical object symbolic of a loving relationship.

Obsolete A beloved person; a sweetheart.

Obsolete A beloved thing; a treasure.

It is as derworth a drewery · as dere god hym-seluen.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I:

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