Etymology

devilry

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Today it means: Mischief. Full definition →

Middle English develrye
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdevelrye
  2. English todaydevilry

From Middle English develrye; equivalent to devil + -ry.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.