1. past tense of chivary; subjected to a charivari (a noisy, mocking serenade or public disturbance, historically directed at newlyweds or socially disapproved couples)
Usage: archaic; chiefly historical; also spelled 'charivaried'

Examples

• The newly married couple was chivaried by the townspeople on their wedding night.
• In medieval times, unpopular marriages were sometimes chivaried with loud noise and ridicule.
• The villagers chivaried the widow who remarried too quickly after her husband's death.
• They were chivaried with pots, pans, and jeers outside their home.