libertinage

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French libertinage.

Noun

libertinage (countable and uncountable, plural libertinages)

1. The conduct or activities of a libertine; licentiousness.
   • 1965, Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and other Writings:

     Destroy, with entire unpity, raze to the ground, those detestable houses where you billet the progeny of the libertinage of the poor, appalling cloacas, wherefrom there every day spews forth into society a swarm of new-made creatures […]

See also

• libertinism

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French

Etymology

libertin +‎ -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.bɛʁ.ti.naʒ/

Noun

libertinage m (plural libertinages)

1. The conduct or activities of a libertine; licentiousness

Descendants

• English: libertinage

Further reading

• “libertinage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.