Propination
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Propination is a noun meaning (historical) The right to distill spirits.
Meaning
(historical) The right to distill spirits.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The act of pledging, or first drinking and then offering the cup to another.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proprialisation, propension, propolisation, propolization, proprialization, prophetry.
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