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Meaning of DISCUMBENCY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*cum"ben*cy\, n. [From L. discumbens, p. pr. of
discumbere. See {Discubitory}.]
The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the
ancients at their meals. --Sir T. Browne.
 
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