intromission

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Etymology

From Latin intro-', "into", + mission, "sending", from Latin missio, from perfect passive participle missus, "sent", from verb mittere, "send", + noun of action -io.

Noun

intromission (plural intromissions)

1. the state of being allowed to enter; admittance
2. the act of allowing to enter; admission
3. putting one thing into another; insertion

   (Can we find and add a quotation of South to this entry?)

4. copulation
5. (law, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.

Related terms

• intromit
• intromissive