Associations to the word «Promptuary»

Wiktionary

PROMPTUARY, noun. (arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
PROMPTUARY, adjective. (obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.

Wise words

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu