[Anglicized form of prec.; also civery, SEVERY, q.v.] = prec. sense 1.
1845. R. Willis, Archit. Hist. Canterb. Cath., 49. Each compartment of a vault resembles a ciborium, and a vaulted aisle may be compared to a series of ciboria. Du Cange informs us that in Auvergne, cibory is used for a vaulted tomb.
1889. F. M. Nichols, Marvels of Rome (trans. 12th c. Mirabilia Roma), 66. A civory with pillars of porphyry.
