Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discumbency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cum-ben-cy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"among the Insticutionary rules of youth , he adviseth they might not be permitted to hear Iambicks and Tragedies before they were admitted unto discumbency or lying along with others at their meals"

Etymology

From Latin discumbens, present participle of discumbere. See discubitory.

Usage

Questions

What does discumbency mean?: A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome.
Where does discumbency come from?: From Latin discumbens, present participle of discumbere. See discubitory.

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