Associations to the word «Promptuary»
Wiktionary
PROMPTUARY, 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.
PROMPTUARY, adjective. (obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.
Wise words
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