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Webster 1913 Edition
Premunition
Preˊmu-ni′tion
,Noun.
[L.
praemunitio
: cf. F. prémunition
.] The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Premunition
PREMUNI'TION
,Noun.
An anticipation of objections.
Definition 2024
premunition
premunition
English
Noun
premunition (uncountable)
- (medicine) Immunization due to having had the disease before.
- Premunition to chickenpox
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with: premonition.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin praemonitio.
Noun
premunition f (oblique plural premunitions, nominative singular premunition, nominative plural premunitions)
- (Anglo-Norman) forewarning; advanced warning
Descendants
- English: premonition (borrowed)