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Meaning of propination | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The right to distill spirits.
    historical, uncountable
  2. The act of pledging, or first drinking and then offering the cup to another.
    obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“1697-1698, John Potter, Archæologia Græca This Propination was carry'd about towards the right hand, where the superior Quality of some of the Guests did not oblige them to alter that method.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

propine propineb propinetidine Propinquities Propinquity propinyl

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