English Explanatory Dictionary

porrection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.

Pronunciation

/pɔˈɹɛkʃən/

Word forms

porrection porrections

Etymology

From Latin porrēctiō, from porrēctus, past participle of porrigō. Compare French porrection. By surface analysis, porrect + -tion.

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