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perlustration|pɜːlʌˈstreɪʃən|
[n. of action f. prec.: cf. L. lustrātio lustration.]
a. The action of perlustrating; a going round and viewing or surveying thoroughly.
1640G. Watts tr. Bacon's Adv. Learn. v. ii. 220 The Art of Invention and Perlustration hetherto was unknown. 1642Howell For. Trav. (Arb.) 70 By the perlustration of such famous Cities, Castles, Amphitheaters, and Palaces. 1657― (title) Londinopolis; an Historicall Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London. 1817T. L. Peacock Melincourt xxxii, They rose, as usual, before daylight, that they might pursue their perlustration. 1946L. P. Hartley Sixth Heaven v. 98 The interest of seeing whether he was before or behind his schedule..helped..the process of perlustration. 1967Times 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. Ibid., Perlustration was in common use in the secret police of the Tsarist regime. 1972Oxf. Univ. Gaz. CII. Suppl. No. 8. 47 The Curators conducted a perlustration of the Library on 29 May—the first ever at Rhodes House.
b. fig. The action of going through and examining a document; esp. the inspection of correspondence while passing through the post.
1896Edin. Rev. July 142 The ‘perlustration’ of papers he held to be quite as defensible as the bribing of office-clerks. 1902Ibid. Oct. 536 The ‘perlustration’ of foreign correspondence in the post-office was an ordinary expedient in all countries.
So perluˈstrator [late L.], one who perlustrates.
1807J. Hall Trav. Scotl. I. 114 These morning and evening visits were called Perlustrations, and the Hebdomader, in reference to this..was called the Perlustrator. |