praefericulumn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːfəˈrɪkjᵿləm/, U.S.

/ˌprifəˈrɪkjələm/

Inflections: Plural praefericula.

Forms: 1700s– praefericulum, 1700s– prefericulum.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin praefericulum (recorded in an 8th-cent. epitome) < praeferre to carry in front of oneself (as an offering) (see prefer v.) + -culum -culum suffix.Compare earlier use of the Latin word in an English context:1671 M. D'Assigny tr. P. Gautruche Poet. Hist. iii. iii. 27 Præfericulum, a Vessel of Brass not much unlike the former [sc. a Thuribulum].1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. ii. viii. 212 Isis and Osiris being taken for the Genius's of Nature, and its Fecundity, which consists in Moisture, they always carried in their Procession a Pot of Water; as the Romans had a Vessel they called Praefericulum.

Roman History.

A bowl or wide-necked jug from which libations are poured or offerings are made; a representation of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > libatory > [noun]

libatory1610

praefericulum1732

1732 J. Horsley Britannia Romana Pref. p. xxi This altar has the securis on one side, and the culter on the other, and the praefericulum on the side of the capital.

1753 J. Warburton Vallum Romanum 144 An altar..stands in the gate of the station... It has a præfericulum and patera on one side, and a garland on the other.

1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 621 In January was found a small, but most beautiful eagle, in bronze. It hath silver eyes, perches on a praefericulum, and holds a faun between its talons.

1804 tr. P. F. Hugues Outl. from Figures & Compositions Greek, Rom. & Etruscan Vases 11 One of them carries the cystus with the præfericulum.

1848 H. R. Forster Stowe Catal. 68 A pair of præfericula, of oriental blue.

1894 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 9 453 A young woman (a Nereid)..holds toward the old man a patera, and holds in her right a prefericulum, offering drink to the departing guest.

1939 W. Buckley Art of Glass 241 Praefericulum of greenish glass, 20.3 cm. high. Around the neck is applied a delicate thread.

1959 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 63 384/2 The small altar..bears..on the right side a calf before a laurel tree, on the left the patera and praefericulum, and on the back a wreath.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	praefericulum
释义	praefericulumn. Brit. /ˌpriːfəˈrɪkjᵿləm/, U.S. /ˌprifəˈrɪkjələm/ Inflections: Plural praefericula. Forms: 1700s– praefericulum, 1700s– prefericulum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praefericulum. Etymology: < classical Latin praefericulum (recorded in an 8th-cent. epitome) < praeferre to carry in front of oneself (as an offering) (see prefer v.) + -culum -culum suffix.Compare earlier use of the Latin word in an English context:1671 M. D'Assigny tr. P. Gautruche Poet. Hist. iii. iii. 27 Præfericulum, a Vessel of Brass not much unlike the former [sc. a Thuribulum].1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. ii. viii. 212 Isis and Osiris being taken for the Genius's of Nature, and its Fecundity, which consists in Moisture, they always carried in their Procession a Pot of Water; as the Romans had a Vessel they called Praefericulum. Roman History. A bowl or wide-necked jug from which libations are poured or offerings are made; a representation of this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > libatory > [noun] libatory1610 praefericulum1732 1732 J. Horsley Britannia Romana Pref. p. xxi This altar has the securis on one side, and the culter on the other, and the praefericulum on the side of the capital. 1753 J. Warburton Vallum Romanum 144 An altar..stands in the gate of the station... It has a præfericulum and patera on one side, and a garland on the other. 1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 621 In January was found a small, but most beautiful eagle, in bronze. It hath silver eyes, perches on a praefericulum, and holds a faun between its talons. 1804 tr. P. F. Hugues Outl. from Figures & Compositions Greek, Rom. & Etruscan Vases 11 One of them carries the cystus with the præfericulum. 1848 H. R. Forster Stowe Catal. 68 A pair of præfericula, of oriental blue. 1894 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 9 453 A young woman (a Nereid)..holds toward the old man a patera, and holds in her right a prefericulum, offering drink to the departing guest. 1939 W. Buckley Art of Glass 241 Praefericulum of greenish glass, 20.3 cm. high. Around the neck is applied a delicate thread. 1959 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 63 384/2 The small altar..bears..on the right side a calf before a laurel tree, on the left the patera and praefericulum, and on the back a wreath. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1732
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