"obreption" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əbˈɹɛpʃən/, /ɒbˈɹɛpʃən/ Forms: obreptions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin obreptio, from obrepo, obreptum (“to creep up to”), from ob (see prefix ob-) + repo (“to creep”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|obreptio}} Latin obreptio, {{m|la|obrepo}} obrepo, {{m|la|obreptum||to creep up to}} obreptum (“to creep up to”), {{m|la|ob}} ob, {{af|en|ob-}} ob-, {{m|la|repo||to creep}} repo (“to creep”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} obreption (plural obreptions)
  1. (obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-obreption-en-noun-TqXIe7xN
  2. (Scots law, obsolete) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-obreption-en-noun-JQaLENn5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: subreption

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for obreption meaning in English (2.1kB)

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