† discurˈsation Obs.
[ad. L. discursātiōn-em, n. of action f. discursāre, freq. of discurrĕre: see discur.]
1. A running hither and thither, or from place to place.
| 1652 Gaule Magastrom. 55 Making long discursations, to learn strange tongues. |
2. A passing from one subject to another.
| 1647 Trapp Comm. Matt. vi. 6 That being sequestered from company, we may..be the freer from..discursation and wandering of mind. |