gossipry

English

Noun

gossipry (countable and uncountable, plural gossipries)

1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
   • 1545, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches:

     nor for popish orders , nor yet for any gossipry

2. Idle talk; gossip.
   • 1868–1869, Robert Browning, “(please specify the page)”, in The Ring and the Book. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Smith, Elder and Co., →OCLC:
     , Chapter V

     [S]uch acts
     As I thought just, my wife called cruelty,
     Complained of in due form, — convoked no court
     Of common gossipry, but took her wrongs […]

References

• “gossipry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.