Xenium
//ˈziːnɪəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gift or offering.
"At Rochester the Bishop received a xenium or pension on St. Andrew's Day from the convent."
- 2 A gift or offering.; A gift or offering given to a guest or a stranger, especially of food, in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. historical
Example
More examples"At Rochester the Bishop received a xenium or pension on St. Andrew's Day from the convent."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin xenium, from Ancient Greek ξένιον (xénion), neuter accusative of ξένῐος (xénĭos, “pertaining to a guest”, adjective), ultimately from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger”). First attested in the 1700s.
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