pottage

plural pottages

1. archaiccountablehistoricaluncountableA thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

   He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes.

   2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 328

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   And they have not in many places, neither pease ne beans ne none other pottages but the broth of the flesh.

   1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, modernized spelling edition

2. archaiccountableuncountableAn oatmeal porridge.
3. NigeriacountableuncountableA dish made by stewing plantain, beans, or yam in a tomato- and pepper-based sauce.

   Synonyms: porridge