Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-SPEC'TION
IN-SPEC'TION, n. [Fr. from L. inspectio.]
- A looking on or into; prying examination; close or careful survey; as, the divine inspection into the affairs of the world. Bentley.
- Watch; guardianship; as, a youth placed at school under the inspection of a friend.
- Superintendence; oversight. The fortifications are to be executed under the inspection of an officer of the army.
- Official view; a careful viewing and examining of commodities or manufactures, to ascertain their quality; as, the inspection of flour.
- Official examination, as of arms, to see that they are in good order for service.
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