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potation

noun

Etymology

From Middle English potacion, from Old French potacion, from Latin pōtātiō.

  1. derived from pōtātiō
  2. derived from potacion
  3. inherited from potacion

Definitions

  1. The act of drinking.

    • […] perhaps his nocturnal potations, prevented him from recognizing accents which were tolerably familiar to him—[…]
    • […] a quiet evening at home, alone with a friend and a pipe or two, and a humble potation of British spirits, […]
    • Slim, blond, and good-looking in his youth, he became somewhat bloated in middle age, and his potations did not improve his appearance.

  2. A drink, especially an alcoholic beverage.

The neighborhood

Derived

compotation, potational

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for potation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA