Meanings
- not comparableobsoleteCharacterised by the contributions of many people.
The Greeks and Romans[…]had certain entertainments which they called collatitious feasts, where every guest that was invited contributed his share to the repast.
1806 October, Thomas Moore, “Pic-Nics”, in The Universal Magazine, volume 6, page 314 - not comparableobsoletemedicineRelating to the digestive system and other associated organs, such as the liver and pancreas.
nor was there any morbid alteration in the collatitious organs.
1848, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 38
Origin
- Latincollātītius
- Englishcollatitious
Borrowed from Latin collātītius, later form of collātīcius (“brought together, raised by contribution”). See collation.
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