† luˈxurity Obs. rare.
[Irregularly f. luxuri-ous + -ty.]
a. Lasciviousness, lustfulness. b. = luxuriance.
| 1563–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 225/2 Greedie couetousnesse, and filthie luxuritie. 1595 L. Piot Orator 375 That proceedeth of nothing but idlenesse and gluttonie which provoketh luxuritie. 1630 T. Westcote Devon. (1845) 391 Its fruitful glebe and luxurity thereof. |