decumbiture

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dēcumbo (“lie or fall down”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈkʌmbɪtjʊə/, /dɪˈkʌmbɪtʃə/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈkʌmbɪt͡ʃɚ/ === Noun === decumbiture (plural decumbitures) (obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness. (astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.