fairylore

Etymology

From fairy + lore.

fairylore means the knowledge, study, history, or lore of fairies. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

FAIRYLORE — [Noun] The systematic body of knowledge, tradition, and study concerning fairies. From fairy (from Old French *faerie*, "land of the fays, enchantment") + lore (from Old English *lār*, "teaching, instruction"). Unlike "mythology," which encompasses the grand pantheons and cosmogonies of a culture, or "folktale," which denotes a singular, shaped narrative, fairylore is the accumulated jurisprudence of the liminal—a pragmatic science for coexisting with a capricious neighbor. It is the cold iron nail above a cradle, the saucer of cream left on the hearthstone at twilight, and the ruinous etiquette required when accepting a gift from the Good Folk—a treaty of wary courtesy mapping a world of brittle, necessary diplomacy.

noun

The knowledge, study, history, or lore of fairies.