compotation

[ kom-puh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.

compotation

/ ˌkɒmpəˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. rare.
   the act of drinking together in a company

Derived Forms

• ˈcompoˌtator, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of compotation¹

First recorded in 1585–95, compotation is from the Latin word compōtātiōn- (stem of compōtātiō, translation of Greek sympósion symposium ). See com-, potation

Word History and Origins

Origin of compotation¹

C16: from Latin compōtātiō, translation of Greek symposium

Example Sentences

Compotation, kom-po-tā′shun, n. a carouse together.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

I lay down afterwards, not so much sleeping as resting, without any pain in my head or body; then, having struck a bargain with the coachman over the bags, I received an invitation to the evening compotation.

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The grand compotation going on in the parlour waxed louder and wilder as the night wore on.

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I can't help laughing at the thoughts of your face and mine; and our anxiety to keep the Aristarch in good humour during the early part of a compotation, till we got drunk enough to make him 'a speech.'

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Wouldn't you be too old to bring me my whey in the morning soon as I'd awake, perhaps with a severe headache, after the plenary indulgence of a clerical compotation?

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