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 IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (luxure, supplement)

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