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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Venality

/vĭn-ăl'-ĭt-ē/ · Ve·nal·i·ty · IPA /vɪˈnælɪti/
01 n. The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as,…
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official.
    “Complaints of Roman venality became louder.” Milton.