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Webster 1913 Edition


Pretervection

Preˊter-vec′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
praetervectio
, fr.
praetervehere
to carry beyond. See
Invection
.]
The act of carrying past or beyond.
[R.]
Abp. Potter.

Definition 2024


pretervection

pretervection

English

Noun

pretervection (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, nonce word) The act of carrying past or beyond.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Archbishop John Potter to this entry?)