nounpĕremptĭoPEREMPTIO☆ KeepMeaninga destroyingLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PEREMPTIOLEWIS & SHORTPEREMPTIOpĕremptĭo (pĕremtĭo), ōnis, f. perimo, I. a destroying, killing (eccl. Lat.), Aug. Tract. in Joann. 27 fin.Read the whole entry