n. [ L. deditio, fr. dedere to give away, surrender; de- + dare to give. ] The act of yielding; surrender. [ R. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. editio, fr. edere to publish; cf. F. édition. See Edit. ]
‖ [ F. ] See Luxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An editor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. expeditio: cf.F. expédition. ]
With winged expedition [ 1913 Webster ]
Swift as the lightning glance. &unr_; [ 1913 Webster ]
Putting it straight in expedition. &unr_; [ 1913 Webster ]
The expedition miserably failed. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains. J. C. Fremont. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to an expedition;
n. One who goes upon an expedition. [ R ]. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An investigation searching for evidence of wrongdoing, with no credible evidence of such wrongdoing available at the outset of the investigation, and often without specifying in advance the wrongdoing to be proven. [ metaphorical ] [ PJC ]
n. [ L. impeditio. ] A hindering; a hindrance. [ Obs. ] Baxier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An incorrect or spurious edition. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. reditio, fr. redire. See Redient. ] Act of returning; return. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. sedicioun, OF. sedition, F. sédition, fr. L. seditio, originally, a going aside; hence, an insurrectionary separation; pref. se-, sed-, aside + itio a going, fr. ire, itum, to go. Cf. Issue. ]
In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate
The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Noisy demagogues who had been accused of sedition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, . . . emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies. Gal. v. 19, 20. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An inciter or promoter of sedition. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]