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Webster 1913 Edition


Prensation

Pren-sa′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
prensatio
, from
prensare
,
prehensare
, v. freq. from
prehendere
to seize.]
The act of seizing with violence.
[Obs.]
Barrow .

Webster 1828 Edition


Prensation

PRENSA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. prensatio, from prenso, to seize.]
The act of seizing with violence. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


prensation

prensation

English

Noun

prensation (countable and uncountable, plural prensations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of seizing with violence.
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