choenix

See also: chœnix

English

Alternative forms

• chenix, choinix, khoinix
• chœnix (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοῖνιξ (khoînix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnɪks/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪks

Noun

choenix (plural choenixes or choenices)

1. (historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
   • 1942, “Erato”, in George Rawlinson, transl., The Persian Wars‎^[1], translation of original by Herodotus:

     If the kings do not come to the public supper, each of them must have two choenixes of meal and a cotyle of wine sent home to him at his house; if they come, they are given a double quantity of each, and the same when any private man invites them to his table.

References

• chœnix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911