Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VI-RIL'I-TY
VI-RIL'I-TY, n. [Fr. virilité; L. virilitas.]
- Manhood; the state of the male sex, which has arrived to the maturity and strength of a man, and to the power of procreation.
- The power of procreation.
- Character of man. [Unusual.]
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