perlustrationn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːlʌˈstreɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpərləˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s– perlustration; also Scottish pre-1700 perlustratione.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perlustration-, perlustratio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin perlustration-, perlustratio act of roaming or traversing (from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin perlustrāt- , past participial stem of perlustrāre perlustrate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier lustration n.

1. The action or an act of inspecting, surveying, or viewing a place thoroughly; a comprehensive survey or description. Cf. perlustrate v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > surveying thoroughly

lustration1614

perlustration1640

society > travel > [noun] > travelling about > touring > for survey or inspection

perambulation?a1500

circuition1533

perlustration1640

1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning v. ii. 220 The Art of Invention and Perlustration [L. ars..inveniendi et perlustrandi] hetherto was unknown.

1657 J. Howell (title) Londinopolis; an Historicall Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London.

c1685 in R. G. Cant College St. Salvator (1950) 184 We observe nothing more strictly than visiting of chambers evening and morning which we call perlustratione.

1752 W. Douglass Brit. Settlem. N.-Amer. II. 88 I shall here represent each township..their companies of Militia, Perlustration of (1748) of Whites, Negroes, and Indians.

1798 A. Holmes Life Ezra Stiles 330 The examination of all nations, and an universal perlustration of the terraqueous globe.

1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt III. xxxii. 47 They rose, as usual, before daylight, that they might pursue their perlustration.

1872 C. J. Palmer (title) The perlustration of Great Yarmouth.

1946 L. P. Hartley Sixth Heaven v. 98 The interest of seeing whether he was before or behind his schedule..helped..the process of perlustration.

1972 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 102 Suppl. No. 8. 47 The Curators conducted a perlustration of the Library on 29 May—the first ever at Rhodes House.

1995 L. Garrett Coming Plague (new ed.) vi. 176 The perlustration was compounded by widespread fear of contagion in Philadelphia.

2. The action of examining a document for purposes of surveillance, etc.; spec. the inspection of correspondence passing through the post. Also attributive. Cf. perlustrate v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > action of investigating > documents

perlustration1839

1839 Times 3 Apr. 6/2 He [sc. Grand Duke Constantine of Poland] had..in the Belvedere, a cabinet noir, or perlustration office..for the examination of all letters.

1896 Edinb. Rev. July 142 The ‘perlustration’ of papers he held to be quite as defensible as the bribing of office-clerks.

1902 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 536 The ‘perlustration’ of foreign correspondence in the post-office was an ordinary expedient in all countries.

1967 Times 15 Mar. 6/5 Mr. Hugh Fraser..asked the Prime Minister whether cables and radio telegrams sent by M.P.s were privileged from perlustration by the security services.

1992 New Republic 20 Apr. 31/3 It will be written in English, this letter, and it won't be worth perlustration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perlustration
释义	perlustrationn. Brit. /ˌpəːlʌˈstreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpərləˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s– perlustration; also Scottish pre-1700 perlustratione. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perlustration-, perlustratio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin perlustration-, perlustratio act of roaming or traversing (from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin perlustrāt- , past participial stem of perlustrāre perlustrate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier lustration n. 1. The action or an act of inspecting, surveying, or viewing a place thoroughly; a comprehensive survey or description. Cf. perlustrate v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > surveying thoroughly lustration1614 perlustration1640 society > travel > [noun] > travelling about > touring > for survey or inspection perambulation?a1500 circuition1533 perlustration1640 1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning v. ii. 220 The Art of Invention and Perlustration [L. ars..inveniendi et perlustrandi] hetherto was unknown. 1657 J. Howell (title) Londinopolis; an Historicall Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London. c1685 in R. G. Cant College St. Salvator (1950) 184 We observe nothing more strictly than visiting of chambers evening and morning which we call perlustratione. 1752 W. Douglass Brit. Settlem. N.-Amer. II. 88 I shall here represent each township..their companies of Militia, Perlustration of (1748) of Whites, Negroes, and Indians. 1798 A. Holmes Life Ezra Stiles 330 The examination of all nations, and an universal perlustration of the terraqueous globe. 1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt III. xxxii. 47 They rose, as usual, before daylight, that they might pursue their perlustration. 1872 C. J. Palmer (title) The perlustration of Great Yarmouth. 1946 L. P. Hartley Sixth Heaven v. 98 The interest of seeing whether he was before or behind his schedule..helped..the process of perlustration. 1972 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 102 Suppl. No. 8. 47 The Curators conducted a perlustration of the Library on 29 May—the first ever at Rhodes House. 1995 L. Garrett Coming Plague (new ed.) vi. 176 The perlustration was compounded by widespread fear of contagion in Philadelphia. 2. The action of examining a document for purposes of surveillance, etc.; spec. the inspection of correspondence passing through the post. Also attributive. Cf. perlustrate v. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > action of investigating > documents perlustration1839 1839 Times 3 Apr. 6/2 He [sc. Grand Duke Constantine of Poland] had..in the Belvedere, a cabinet noir, or perlustration office..for the examination of all letters. 1896 Edinb. Rev. July 142 The ‘perlustration’ of papers he held to be quite as defensible as the bribing of office-clerks. 1902 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 536 The ‘perlustration’ of foreign correspondence in the post-office was an ordinary expedient in all countries. 1967 Times 15 Mar. 6/5 Mr. Hugh Fraser..asked the Prime Minister whether cables and radio telegrams sent by M.P.s were privileged from perlustration by the security services. 1992 New Republic 20 Apr. 31/3 It will be written in English, this letter, and it won't be worth perlustration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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