Definition of Deflaration

Def`lo*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.] 1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin. Johnson.

2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [R.]

The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws.

Sir M. Hale.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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