Etymology

bevy

B3E1V4Y4

Today it means: A group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game. Full definition →

Middle English bevey
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bevy · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombevey
  2. English todaybevy

From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman.

bevy · noun2

See bevvy.

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