adeption
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin adeptio. See adept (adjective).
Noun[edit]
adeption (uncountable)
- (obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
- 1485, Richard III of England, letter to the chieftains of his army before the Battle of Bosworth Field:
- In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
- it beginneth with the mix'd adeption of a crown by arms and title
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “adeption”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.