subreption

English

Etymology

From Latin subreptio, from subripere, subreptum (“to snatch or take away secretly”). Compare French subreption. See surreptitious, surreptition.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʌbˈɹɛpʃən/

Noun

subreption (countable and uncountable, plural subreptions)

  1. The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
    • 1644, Bishop Joseph Hall, A Modest Offer
      lest there should be any subreption in this sacred business, it is ordered, that these Ordinations should be no other than solemn

Coordinate terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for subreption in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

French

Noun

subreption f (plural subreptions)

  1. subreption

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