œconomy

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• IPA: /ɪːˈkɒ.nɒ.mi/

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œconomy (plural œconomies)

1. Archaic spelling of economy.
   • 1785, Vicesimus Knox, Liberal Education: Or, a Practical Treatise on the Methods of Acquiring Useful and Polite Learning, §XXXI: on the regulation of puerile diverſions, p4

     At the age of ſeventeen or eighteen, they ſhould be indulged, even FOR A MORAL PURPOSE, in fiſhing, ſhooting, hunting*, tennis, cricket, and all other diverſions conſiſtent with ſafety, good company, health^†, and œconomy.