Definition of Promptuary

1. a. Of or pertaining to preparation.

2. n. That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository.

Definition of Promptuary

1. Noun. (arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise ''Rabdologiæ'', consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Promptuary

prompter
prompter's box
prompters
promptest
prompting
promptingly
promptings
promptitude
promptitudes
promptless
promptly
promptness
promptnesses
prompts
promptuaries
promptuary (current term)
prompture
promptures
proms
promulgate
promulgated
promulgates
promulgating
promulgation
promulgations
promulgator
promulgators
promulgatory
promulge
promulged

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