promulsidare

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Latin

Etymology

prōmulsis (hors-d'œuvre) +‎ -āre.

Pronunciation

Noun

prōmulsidāre n (genitive prōmulsidāris); third declension

  1. the tray for serving out the entrée, salver for the starter
    • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 31.9:
      Ceterum in promulsidari asellus erat Corinthius cum bisaccio positus, qui habebat olivas in altera parte albas, in altera nigras.
      And in the starter-tray there was a Corinthian asslet with a wallet having olives in one end light and in one end dark.
    • Dig. XXXIV.2.19.10 Ulpianus libro vicesimo ad Sabinum
      Sed cui vasa sint legata, non solum ea continentur, quae aliquid in se recipiant edendi bibendique causa paratum, sed et quae aliquid sustineant: et ideo scutellas vel promulsidaria contineri.
      But who got vessels legated, they will not only contain prepared food or drink they received but what they bear under them: so also salvers and starter-trays will be included.

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).