compotation

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin compōtātiō. Equivalent to com- +‎ potation.

Noun

compotation (countable and uncountable, plural compotations)

1. (archaic) The social act of drinking together.
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     the fashion of compotation

Translations

act of drinking together

• Latin: compōtātiō f
• Sanskrit: सम्पीति (sa) f (sampīti), सपीति (sa) f (sapīti), तुल्यपान (sa) n (tulyapāna)

Further reading

• “compotation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.