Accubation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of lying down or reclining; specifically, the ancient practice, derived from the Orient, of eating meals in a recumbent posture.
  • noun. In medicine, lying-in; confinement; accouchement.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.