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Webster 1913 Edition
Promptuary
Promp′tu-a-ry
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to preparation.
[R.]
Bacon.
Promp′tu-a-ry
,Noun.
[L. ]
promptuarium
, fr. promptuarius
belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire
. See Prompt
, Adj.
That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository.
Woodward.
Webster 1828 Edition
Promptuary
PROMPT'UARY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
promptuary
promptuary
English
Noun
promptuary (plural promptuaries)
- (arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
Adjective
promptuary (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.
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