† discubitoryadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin discubitorius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin discubitorius (a1457) < classical Latin discubit- , past participial stem of discumbere discumb v. + -ōrius -ory suffix².

Obsolete.

Designating a couch for reclining on when dining.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [adjective] > for reclining

discubitory1641

discumbitory1715

1641 E. Kellett Tricoenium Christi i. vii. 42 Whether at the first Passeover, the Iewes did lye downe on their Discubitory beds, or couches, or sit, or stand.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. vi. 241 Custome by degrees changed their cubiculary beds into discubitory .

1773 Ainsworth's Dict. (new ed.) II. at Hexaelīnon A dining-room holding six discubitory couches.

1829 London Encycl. III. 733/1 The dining or discubitory beds were four or five feet high.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	discubitory
释义	† discubitoryadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin discubitorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin discubitorius (a1457) < classical Latin discubit- , past participial stem of discumbere discumb v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². Obsolete. Designating a couch for reclining on when dining. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [adjective] > for reclining discubitory1641 discumbitory1715 1641 E. Kellett Tricoenium Christi i. vii. 42 Whether at the first Passeover, the Iewes did lye downe on their Discubitory beds, or couches, or sit, or stand. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. vi. 241 Custome by degrees changed their cubiculary beds into discubitory . View more context for this quotation 1773 Ainsworth's Dict. (new ed.) II. at Hexaelīnon A dining-room holding six discubitory couches. 1829 London Encycl. III. 733/1 The dining or discubitory beds were four or five feet high. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1641
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