lechery
/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Again we read at page 174: “Instead of the Universal Roman Catholic Church there existed after 1650 the National Catholic Churches of Spain, France, Austria, Poland, etc. more subject to the Royal supremacy than to the Papal, not, however, so completely as in England.” This is obviously an exaggeration. There never existed in the countries mentioned, least of all in Spain, any National Catholic Church. There would not have existed any such contradictorially-named organization even in England had it not been for the lechery of Henry VIII. Other similar misstatements might be noticed here and there. The author's intention, however, to be just is patent and his success in this respect is noteworthy."
- "The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery."
- "And it’s not just down to lechery – even, say, someone who opted out of dating the be-penised around 10 years ago looked at all of these things – you bet I looked. I even devoted intricate craft project time to some of it."