grassation

grassation
noun (-s)
Etymology: Latin grassation-, grassatio, from grassatus (past participle of grassari to go about, attack, rage against) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Latin gradi to step, go — more at grade
obsolete : an act of attacking violently; also : a lying in wait to attack

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  • Grassation — Gras*sa tion, n. [L. grassatio, from grassari to go about.] A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting. [Obs. & R.] Feltham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grassation — Grassation, lat. dtsch. (von grassari, grassiren, überhandnehmen, streifen, wüthen), das Wüthen; Ueberhandnehmen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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