† iˈllition Obs.
[ad. L. type *illitiōn-em, n. of action f. illinĕre (see illine).]
Smearing, anointing.
| 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 318 In drink or illition it confers against the bitings of Scorpions. 1855 Mayne, Illitio,..old term for the process of anointing; illition. |