beverage
Middle English
/bɛvərˈaːdʒ(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- An (alcoholic) beverage or beverages.
- Such a beverage used to close negotiations; said negotiations in themselves.
- Hardship, pain, torment; events that are hard to handle.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French beverage affix from Middle English bever.
Origin
Middle English
bever