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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome..
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
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Discumbency means (archaic) A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome..
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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
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