paneity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈniː.ɪ.ti/, /pəˈneɪ.ɪ.ti/

Noun

paneity (uncountable)

1. The quality or state of being bread.

   Coordinate term: vineity

   • May 14, 1689, Matthew Prior, epistle to Fleetwood Shephard, Esq.

     Egyptian gard'ners thus are said to
     Have set the leeks they after pray'd to;
     And Romish bakers praise the deity
     They chipp'd while yet in its paneity […]

Usage notes

• Often, but not exclusively, used in the Christian context of transubstantiation.

Anagrams

• paytine