Obs. [ad. L. cēnātiōn-em dining-room (etymologically, noun of action from cēnāre to dine, sup.)] Dining, supping.
1599. A. M., trans. Gabelhouers Bk. Physicke, 42/2. Your cenatione must be moderate and sober, and your sleepe sufficiente.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., VI. vii. 309. The roomes of cœnation in the Summer.