See Also: discumbent(dictionary)

discumbent (iou)



discumbent noun & adjective.M16.
[Latin discumbent- pres. ppl stem of discumbere lie down, formed as DIS- 3 + -cumbere: see CUMBENT.]
A. noun.
A person reclining at table, a guest at a feast. M16-E17.
A person confined to bed. Only in M18.
b. adjective. Reclining. E-M18.
discumbency noun reclining posture at meals M17-M18.