First published 1921; not fully revised
† zygostaticaladjective
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zygostatical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the mid 1600s.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Earliest known use
mid 1600s
The only known use of the adjective zygostatical is in the mid 1600s.
OED's only evidence for zygostatical is from 1656, in the writing of Thomas Blount, antiquary and lexicographer.
Nearby entries
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- zygosperm, n.1880–
- zygosphenal, adj.1854–
- zygosphene, n.1854–
- zygosphere, n.1880–
- zygospondyline, adj.1892–
- zygospore, n.1864–
- zygosporic, adj.1906–
- zygostat, n.1623
- zygostatical, adj.1656
- zygostyle, n.1881–
- zygote, n.1891–
- zygotene, n.1911–
- zygotic, adj.1909–
- -zygotic, comb. form
- zygotically, adv.1915–
- zygotoblast, n.1899–
- zygotoid, n.1891–
- zygotomere, n.1899–
- -zygous, comb. form
1656
Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1656
Zygostatical..belonging to the pound weight of Sixteen ounces, or to a Clark of a Market that looks to weights.
T. Blount, Glossographia
Originally published as part of the entry for zygostat, n.
zygostat, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.
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