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Webster 1913 Edition

Decumbency

{

De-cum′bence

,

De-cum′ben-cy

, }

Noun.

The act or posture of lying down.

The ancient manner of

decumbency

.

Sir T. Browne.

Definition 2024

decumbency

decumbency

English

Noun

decumbency ‎(uncountable)

decumbence
- Sir Thomas Browne
  The ancient manner of decumbency.

References

Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114