Savagery
Pronunciation : Sav"age*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. sauvagerie.]
Definition : 1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley.
2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.
3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913