bewitchery

English

Etymology

From bewitch +‎ -ery.

Noun

bewitchery (countable and uncountable, plural bewitcheries)

1. The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm; witchcraft.
   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

     There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.

References

• “bewitchery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.