Vĕn'i-son, n.

(vĕn/ĭ-zən, or vĕn'ĭzən) (Synop., § 130), n. [O. Fr. venison, veneson, N. Fr. venaison, Pr. venaizo, venaso, venatio, from Lat. venatio. See VENATION.]

1. The flesh of edible beasts of chase; game.
2. Beasts of the chase. [Obs.]

☞ In England, the word is more especially applied to the flesh of deer, hares, and certain birds called game. In the United States, it is applied exclusively to the flesh of the deer, or cervine genus of animals.