The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ebriety \E*bri"e*ty\, n.; pl. Ebrieties. [L. ebrietas, from.
   ebrius intoxicated: cf. F. ['e]bri['e]te. Cf. So?er.]
   Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety.
   "Ruinous ebriety." --Cowper.
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