decumbiture

noun

de·​cum·​bi·​ture

-bəˌchu̇(ə)r,

-bə̇chər

plural -s

1

obsolete : confinement to a sickbed

2

a

: the time of taking to one's bed from sickness

b

: a horoscope of such a decumbiture

Word History

Etymology

Latin decumbere to lie down, lie ill + -it- (in decubitus, past participle of decumbere) + English -ure

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