noun · femininethird declension
prensātiō
prensātiō f (genitive prensātiōnis)
Classical[prẽːˈsaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[prenˈsat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- a soliciting, suing, canvassing for an office
Near-synonyms: ambitiō, petitiō
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prensātiō | prensātiōnēs |
| genitive | prensātiōnis | prensātiōnum |
| dative | prensātiōnī | prensātiōnibus |
| accusative | prensātiōnem | prensātiōnēs |
| ablative | prensātiōne | prensātiōnibus |
| vocative | prensātiō | prensātiōnēs |
prensātĭo, ōnis, f. prenso; v. prehenso,
I. a soliciting, suing, canvassing for an office:
praepropera prensatio, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prēnsātiō ōnis, f
prenso, a soliciting, canvassing (for office): praepropera.
Origins
From prensō + -tiō.