Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-BAUCH'ER-Y
DE-BAUCH'ER-Y, n.
- Excess in the pleasures of the table; gluttony; intemperance. But chiefly, habitual lewdness; excessive unlawful indulgence of lust.
- Corruption of fidelity; seduction from duty or allegiance. The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army. – Burke.
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