Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A lewd person.
  • noun An obsolete form of celery.

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Examples

  • And his lordship have appointed me his steward, and having, as he always hev been, been most liberal in point of sellary.

    The Newcomes 2006

  • Mr. Gilley wuld of discharged her ony he'd forgot to pay her sellary up in full for the last six months, so he had to make the best of it, and send me out ter report it in her place.

    The Bad Boy At Home And His Experiences In Trying To Become An Editor - 1885 Metta Victoria Fuller Victor 1858

  • And his lordship have appointed me his steward, and having, as he always hev been, been most liberal in point of sellary.

    The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

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