subsannation

English

Etymology

Latin subsannatio, from subsannare (“to deride by mimicking gestures”).

Noun

subsannation (plural subsannations)

1. (obsolete, rare) derision; mockery
   • 1677, John Webster, the Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft:

     In the first place we need not travel far , either in regard of time or place , to find Precedents of such as have undergone no small censures and ſubſannations for vindicating Truth

References

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subsannātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syp.sa.na.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

subsannation f (plural subsannations)

1. (obsolete, literary) derision; mockery