Definition of "pottage"

pottage

/ˈpɑtɪd͡ʒ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural pottages
1. (archaic or historical) A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
  Quotations
  And they have not in many places, neither pease ne beans ne none other pottages but the broth of the flesh.
  1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville‎, modernized spelling edition
  He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes.
  2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 328
2. (archaic) An oatmeal porridge.
3. (Nigeria) A dish made by stewing plantain, beans, or yam in a tomato and pepper based sauce.