Sirenaic

English Etymology From blending of en siren + en Cyrenaic inhabitant of the proverbially luxurious city of Cyrene or its territory Cyrenaica; adherent of the hedonistic philosophy of Aristippus of Cyrene and from conflation of the mythical en siren with the legendary en mermaid. Noun en historical rare A member of the celebrated Fraternity of Sireniacal Gentlemen, a club that met at the Mermaid Tavern in Elizabethan London. en 2012 Ian Donaldson https://universitypublishingonline.org/cambridge/benjonson/k/essays/jonsons_life_essay/6/ Life of Ben Jonson Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online In September 1611 the Sirenaics were among the company of wits who gathered at the Mitre Tavern to celebrate the exploits of another fearless traveller, the scribbler and buffoon Thomas Coryate... Derived terms en Sirenaical References †Sirenaic n en 4-syllable words blends en London