choenix
See also: chœnix
English
Alternative forms
- chœnix (obsolete)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χοῖνιξ (khoînix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːnɪks/
- Rhymes: -iːnɪks
Noun
choenix (plural choenixes or choenices)
- A dry measure of 2 pints or greater.
- 1942, George Rawlinson, transl., “Erato”, in The Persian Wars, translation of original by Herodotus:
- If the kings do not come to the public supper, each of them must have two choenixes of meal and a cotyle of wine sent home to him at his house; if they come, they are given a double quantity of each, and the same when any private man invites them to his table.
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References
- chœnix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911