eteostic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔτεος (éteos, “of a year”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row, file, line”).

Noun

eteostic (plural eteostics)

1. (rare, obsolete) A chronogram.

References

• “eteostic, eteostichon, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.