1. a large wine bottle holding the equivalent of four regular bottles
2. a king of ancient Israel who led the northern tribes in revolt against Solomon’s son
Usage: biblical; historical

Examples

• The restaurant offered champagne in a jeroboam for special celebrations.
• They opened a jeroboam of vintage wine for the wedding toast.
• The wine collector displayed several jeroboams in his cellar.
• A jeroboam contains three liters of wine.
• Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
• The biblical account describes Jeroboam’s rebellion against Rehoboam.