cenatory

English

Etymology

From Latin cenatorius, from cenare (“to dine, sup”), from cena, coena (“dinner, supper”).

Adjective

cenatory (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to dinner (the evening meal) or supper.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory garment.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• enactory