piscary
/'piskəri/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A fishing ground or fishery: A place where fish are caught, often referring to a body of water or area where fishing rights are exercised.
- The right or liberty of fishing: A legal term for the right to fish in waters that belong to another.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The coastal village's economy depended on the rich piscary just offshore.
- The ancient charter granted the lord of the manor the piscary in the river.
Advanced Usage
- Common of piscary: A specific legal right, a type of "common" right, allowing a person to fish in another's waters.
- The court case centered on whether the farmer held a common of piscary in the duke's lake.
Variants and Related Words
- Piscatorial (adj): Related to fishing or fishermen.
- He wrote a book on the piscatorial traditions of the region.
- Pisciculture (n): The controlled breeding and rearing of fish; fish farming.
- The decline of wild stocks has increased the importance of pisciculture.
Synonyms
- Fishery: A place or industry involved in catching, processing, or selling fish.
- Fishing ground: An area of water where fishing is carried out.
Notes on Meaning
This word is now considered archaic or highly specialized. In modern English, "fishery" is the standard term for a workplace or area where fish are caught and processed. "Piscary" is primarily encountered in historical or legal contexts, especially in the phrase "common of piscary."
Noun
- a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold