surreption

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• Surreption — Sur*rep tion, n. [L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf. {Subreption}.] 1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth. [1913 Webster] Fame by surreption got May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. B. Jonson.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English