different between mommery vs mummery

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mommery (countable and uncountable, plural mommeries)

Archaic form of mummery.
- 1714, Nicholas Rowe, The Tragedy of Jane Shore
  A shew of mommery without a meaning

From Middle French momerie, mommerie, from Old French mommer.

mummery (countable and uncountable, plural mummeries)

(now chiefly historical) Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance. [from 15th c.]
A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance. [from 16th c.]
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 41:
  All this affectation and mummery was in due time overcome, and Zeluco's nuptials with the widow were celebrated in form.

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