venison

Etymology

From Middle English venisoun, venesoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, venesoun, venesun (“meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt”), from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōnem (“hunt; meat from a hunt”), formed on vēnātus, perfect participle of vēnor (“I hunt”). Doublet of venatio and venation.

noun

  1. The meat of a deer.
    After shooting a deer, field dressing is the next step necessary for high quality venison.
  2. (South Africa) The meat of an antelope.
    2007, Gregory Simon Bull, Marketing fresh venison in the Eastern Cape Province using a niche marketing strategy (thesis), page xcix
  3. (obsolete) The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically.

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