discumbency

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome. archaic,uncountable
    — among the Insticutionary rules of youth , he adviseth they might not be permitted to hear Iambicks and Tragedies before they were admitted unto discumbency or lying along with others at their meals

词源

From Latin discumbens, present participle of discumbere. See discubitory.
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