pottage

n.

US //ˈpɑtədʒ// UK //pˈɒtɪdʒ// pot·tage

Archaic

Synonyms

potage

Origin

From Middle English pottage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French potage, equivalent to pot + -age.

Idioms2 entries

01
mess of pottage
Something of trivial value, especially of immediate value.
02
sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value, for something of very low, but immediate value.

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