debauchery

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DEBAUCH'ERY, noun 1. Excess in the pleasures of the table; gluttony; intemperance. But chiefly, habitual lewdness; excessive unlawful indulgence of lust. 2. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from duty or allegiance. The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army.
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