pigsny
English
Alternative forms
Noun
pigsny (plural pigsnies)
- (obsolete) An Elizabethan term of endearment.
- c1540: Nicholas Udall, Ralph Roister Doister
- To mine own dear coney bird, sweetheart and pigsny
- c1540: Nicholas Udall, Ralph Roister Doister
References
- The Minor Elizabethan Drama, Pre-Shakespearean Comedies, Everyman's Library, 1910