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propination

propination noun: the right to distill spirits.

Noun

propination (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The right to distill spirits.
  2. (obsolete) The act of pledging, or first drinking and then offering the cup to another.
    • 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.1697-1698, John Potter, Archæologia Græca

propination meaning in Urdu

propination in Urdu

کفارہ

Origin of propination

From Latin propinatio. See propine.

Questions about propination

What does propination mean?
Propination means the right to distill spirits.
What is propination in Urdu?
Propination in Urdu is کفارہ. See Propination meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is propination?
Propination is a noun.

Words near propination in the dictionary

  1. propidine
  2. propidium
  3. propikacin
  4. propilin
  5. propilins
  6. propination
  7. propine
  8. propineb
  9. propined
  10. propines
  11. propinetidine

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