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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRACONTIC

a.[L.] In astronomy, belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one entire revolution.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRACONTIC

Dra *con "tic, a. Etym: [From L. draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail. ] (Astron.)

 

Defn: Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. [Obs. ] "Dracontic month. " Crabb.