tripudiaryadj.

/trʌɪˈpjuːdɪəri/

Etymology: < Latin tripudium: see tripudiate v. and -ary suffix¹.

rare.

1. Roman History. Denoting a species of divination (called tripudium) from the behaviour of birds, esp. of the sacred chickens, when fed.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [adjective] > of sacred chickens

tripudiary1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iv. 16 The conclusions of Southsayers in their Auguriall, and Tripudiary divinations, collecting presages from voice or food of birds.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tripudiary divination was by bread rebounding on the ground, when it was cast unto birds, or chickens.

2. Of or pertaining to dancing. (affected.)

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society > leisure > dancing > [adjective]

orchestic1712

tripudial1716

orchestric1786

tripudiary1819

choreographic1821

terpsichorean1825

terpsichoreal1869

choreographical1893

1819 H. Busk Vestriad iii. 396 Which from my data, dicta, and decrees, At once the art tripudiary frees.

Derivatives

triˈpudial adj. [compare medieval Latin tripudiālis (1237 in Du Cange), Old French tripudial (13th cent. in Godefroy)] (in sense 2).

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