Lēch'er-y, n.

n. [O. Fr. lecherie, licherie. See supra.] 1. Free indulgence of lust; practice of indulging the animal appetite. 2. Hence, pleasure; delight. [Obs.] What resisting lechery it is to enter An ordinary, cap-a-pie, trimmed like a gallant; The reverence, respect, crouches, cringes, The musical chiming gold Commands from the attendants! Massinger.