/es"bat/ , n.
a convocation of witches.
[ 1965-70; appar. a contemporary borrowing of OF esbat amusement, diversion (F ébat ), deriv. of esbattre frolic, equiv. to es- EX- + battre battuere pound, beat; cf. obs. E esbatement amusement ]
/es"bat/ , n.
a convocation of witches.
[ 1965-70; appar. a contemporary borrowing of OF esbat amusement, diversion (F ébat ), deriv. of esbattre frolic, equiv. to es- EX- + battre battuere pound, beat; cf. obs. E esbatement amusement ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012