swordery

English

Etymology

sword +‎ -ery

Noun

swordery (uncountable)

1. (rare) Swordplay; sword fighting or swordsmanship.
   • 2001, Curve - Volumes 11-12:

     This 1980s Hong Kong actioner pits two rivaling families (one with boys who practice Shaolin kung fu and another with daughters who practice the Wu-Tang swordery).

   • 2002 November 16, Saint George's Dragon, “What games are on your hard drive?”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons (Usenet):

     My point was that a given military technology's efficacy is often very context/technologically related and would work against the kind of hodgepodge that RPGs often display (especially guns and swordery types).

   • 2008, Sue-Ellen Welfonder, Only for a Knight, →ISBN:

     So he crossed the room and stood before her, doing his best to imitate the look his father and uncle e'er bestowed on unruly squires caught slacking off at their swordery training.

   • 2012, Nigel Tranter, The Captive Crown, →ISBN:

     A sudden violent explosion, much greater than the intermittent banging of the Greysteel's cannon, swept the deck with its blast and forced a temporary pause in the swordery as men were knocked over, shaken and distracted.

   • 2015 August 13, Raven Black, “Evening sword fight?”, in belegarth-mtv (Usenet):

     I play dodgeball on Thursday lunchtimes, but it's canceled about one time in three, so I might be up for some swordery but wouldn't know for sure until about 11:00 on the day.