Debauchery etymology

English

English word debauchery comes from English debauch, English -ery

Etymology of debauchery

Detailed word origin of debauchery

Dictionary entry Language Definition
debauch English (en) An individual act of debauchery.. An orgy. (intransitive) To indulge in revelry.. (transitive) To debase (something); to lower the value of (something).. (transitive) To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
-ery English (en) Art, craft or practice. Characteristic of. Class or group, collection of. Organisation or movement. Place of art, craft or practice.
debauchery English (en) (archaic) Seduction from duty.. Indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.

Words with the same origin as debauchery

Descendants of -ery

dairy drudgery