Faggery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfæɡəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Faggery is a noun meaning (UK, education, historical) The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students (potentially in a sexual or abusive way).
Meaning
(UK, education, historical) The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students (potentially in a sexual or abusive way).
More Meanings
- (slang, derogatory) Homosexuality.
Example Sentences
And, as faggery was an abuse too venerable and sacred to be touched by profane hands, he lodged no idle complaints.
Was it to be borne, that when the Slaves had been emancipated in the West Indies, and the Factory children had, been relieved from their incessant labour, that they were still to be doomed to the servile condition of Faggery, and be kept six hours a-day in school?
Synonyms for faggery
Depending on context, synonyms include fagging, faggotry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fagging, fagmaster, faggotery, fagdom, fagling, faggotry.
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