| Potation |  |
| noun | 1. A drink.
2. The action of drinking alcohol.
3. (Often potations) A drinking bout. |
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 | | "Let's go out for a potation to celebrate your new job!" | | "Most of the plans for the bachelor party include copious potation." | | "The potations of my college days are a bit blurry." |
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 | | Latin, early 15th century |
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 | | Po-TEY-tion, po-TAH-tion. Actually, "potation" has nothing to do with potatoes (and the former is the correct pronunciation). The Latin verb "potare" means "to drink," and that turned into "potation" in Old French and then Middle English. ... |  |
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