subincusation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sub- + Latin incusatio (accusation), from incusare (to accuse).

Noun[edit]

subincusation (plural subincusations)

  1. (obsolete, nonce word) A slight charge or accusation.
    • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
      But all this cannot deliver thee, from the just blame of this bold subincusation []