lampadedromy Gr. Antiq.
(ˌlæmpəˈdɛdrəmɪ)
[ad. Gr. λαµπαδηδροµία, f. λαµπαδ-, λαµπάς torch + -δροµία running.]
A torch-race; a race (on foot or horseback) in which a lighted torch was passed from hand to hand.
| 1848 Craig has the incorrect form Lampadrome. So in many later Dicts. 1889 Century Dict., Lampadedromy. |