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Webster 1913 Edition


Venefice

Ven′e-fice

,
Noun.
[L.
veneficium
, fr.
veneficus
poisoning;
venenum
poison +
facere
to make: cf. F.
vénéfice
.]
The act or practice of poisoning.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Venefice

VEN'EFICE

,
Noun.
[L. veneficium.] The practice of poisoning. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


venefice

venefice

English

Noun

venefice (plural venefices)

  1. (obsolete) The act or practice of poisoning.

Related terms

References

  • venefice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Adjective

venēfice

  1. vocative masculine singular of venēficus