noun
- a thick soup or stew made by boiling vegetables, grains, or meat in water
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The peasants survived on simple pottage made from barley and vegetables.
- In medieval times, pottage was a common meal for the poor.
- She stirred the pottage over the fire until it thickened.
- The biblical story tells of Esau selling his birthright for a bowl of pottage.
- The monastery served pottage to travelers seeking shelter.
- During the famine, even thin pottage was considered a feast.