disceptation

English

Etymology

Latin disceptātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsɛpˈteɪʃən/

Noun

disceptation (countable and uncountable, plural disceptations)

1. (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
   • 1721, John Strype, Ecclesiastical Memorials; Relating Chiefly to Religion, and the Reformation of It, and the Emergencies of the Church of England, under King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. and Queen Mary the First. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] John Wyat, […], →OCLC:

     verbose janglings and endless disceptations

Related terms

• discept

References

• “disceptation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.