convival

English

Etymology

From Latin convivalis. See convive.

Adjective

convival (comparative more convival, superlative most convival)

(obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
  And though this may only seem an adventure of northern stomachs, yet as Herodotus tells us, in the hotter clime of Persia, the same was a convival dish, and solemnly eaten at the feasts of their nativities.

Related terms

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