Rŏg'u'er-y, n.
n. 1. The life of a vagrant. [Obs.] 2. Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices.
'Tis no scandal grown For debt and roguery to quit the town. Dryden.
Sense 3. The conduct of a rogue; rogue-like actions; waggery; arch tricks; mischievousness.