compotation

noun

com·​po·​ta·​tion

ˌkämpōˈtāshən

plural -s

: a drinking or tippling together : carouse

Word History

Etymology

Latin compotation-, compotatio (translation of Greek symposion drinking party), from com- + potatio potation

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