† ˈpomery Rom. Antiq. Obs.
Forms: 6–7 pomerie, 7 pomœrie, 7–8 pomery.
[Anglicized form of L. pōmērium.]
= pomœrium.
| 1533 Bellenden Livy i. x. (S.T.S.) I. 61 Than sall his hede be coverit, his body skurgit, owthir vtouth or Inwith þe pomerie, and eftir all hingit on ane vnhappy tre. Ibid. xvii. 97 Pomerie is callit ane certaine boundis passand round about ony toun nixt þe wallis þareof. 1600 Holland Livy i. xxvi. 19 Having whipped and scourged him..either within the Pomœrie or without. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Pomery. [1766 Entick London IV. 83 A..church,..known by the name of St. Martin in the Pomery.] |