English edit

Etymology edit

Latin promptuarium (storehouse).

Noun edit

 
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promptuary (plural promptuaries)

  1. (obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook.
  2. (arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.

Adjective edit

promptuary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.

References edit

promptuary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.