pottage
/ˈpɑtɪdʒ/
noun
- A thick soup or stew made by boiling vegetables, meat, or grains in water or broth.
- The medieval peasants ate a simple pottage of barley and turnips every day.
- She simmered a hearty pottage with lentils, carrots, and herbs for the cold evening.
- In the story, Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil pottage.