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Breviary vs Portuary - What's the difference?

breviary | portuary |

In obsolete terms the difference between breviary and portuary

is that breviary is a brief statement or summary while portuary is a portable breviary; a porteous.

As nouns the difference between breviary and portuary

is that breviary is a book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours while portuary is a portable breviary; a porteous.

breviary

English

(wikipedia breviary)

Noun

(breviaries)
  • A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
  • (obsolete) A brief statement or summary.

    • portuary

    English

    Noun

    (portuaries)
  • (obsolete) A portable breviary; a porteous
  • *1823 John Nichols - The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth
  • *:The Queen's private devotions . . . which she performed after the custom of her Religion out of her own portuary , with her beads and crucifix, sometimes in the Latin, and sometimes in the English tongue.