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propination

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The right to distill spirits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of pledging, or first drinking and then offering the cup to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

Examples

  • 1697-1698, John Potter, Archæologia Græca This Propination was carry'd about towards the right hand, where the superior Quality of some of the Guests did not oblige them to alter that method.

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History

Etymology

From Latin propinatio. See propine.