† poculary, a. (n.) Obs. rare—1.
[ad. mod.L. pōculāri-us, f. pōcul-um cup: see -ary1.]
Pertaining to a cup, i.e. to drinking; in quot. absol. as n. A pardon or indulgence for drinking.
Erroneously explained as = ‘cup’ by Davies, whence in other Dicts.: cf. note s.v. manuary on the same passage.
| 1537 tr. Latimer's Serm. bef. Convoc. D j b, Some brought forth canonizations, some expectations, some pluralities and unions, some tot-quots and dispensations, some pardons, and these of wonderful variety, some stationaries, some jubilaries, some pocularies for drinkers, some manuaries for handlers of relicks..some oscularies for kissers. |