diablerie

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An edict of Louis XIV, and a statute by George II, made an end of the whole Diablerie.

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac

Then o'er my senses came a change: My book seemed all traditions, Old legends of profoundest range, Diablerie, and stories strange Of goblins, elves, magicians.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various