n. [ OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See Bawd. ] 1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. “The pert style of the pit bawdry.” Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]