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decumbency|dɪˈkʌmbənsɪ|
[f. as prec.: see -ency.]
1. Lying down, reclining; decumbent condition or posture.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. vi. 244 Theophylact..not considering the ancient manner of decumbency, imputed this gesture of the beloved Disciple unto Rusticity. 1877Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) II. 32 The mode of decumbency is generally on the back, with the head high.
2. Taking to one's bed; = decumbiture 2. In quot. 1820 humorously for ‘going to bed’.
1651C. Walker Hist. Independ. iii. 52 One peece of cure..must be Phlebotomy, but then you must begin before Decumbency. 1652Gaule Magastrom. 240 The hour of decumbency. 1820L. Hunt Indicator No. 15 (1822) I. 117 Candid enquirers into one's decumbency. |