epilogation

English

Etymology

Latin epilogatio.

Noun

epilogation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A brief concluding summary.
   • 1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […] Edwarde Whitchurche:

     By waye of epilogacion and gatheryng of the whole matter into a brief summe.

References

• “epilogation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.