Definition of: poesy

(pō′ə·sē, -zē) noun plural ·sies
1. Poetic Poetry taken collectively.
2. Poetic The art or faculty of writing poetry.
3. Obs. A poem.
4. Obs. A motto or conceit, as one engraved on jewelry. See synonyms under POETRY, SONG. [<OF poesie <L poesia <Gk. poiēsis <poieein]