1 Miscellany [mis.sel.iny] noun. (1599) 1. A mixture, medley, or collection. 2. A collection of writings or papers on a particular subject. (1615) 3. A volume or publication containing miscellaneous information of general interest on a variety of subjects. (1638.) The Bible, in fact, is a ‘miscellany’ – a very various one. [O.U.D.] I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. Rudyard Kipling