Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-SPEC'TION, n. [Fr. from L. inspectio.]

1. A looking on or into; prying examination; close or careful survey; as, the divine inspection into the affairs of the world. Bentley.
2. Watch; guardianship; as, a youth placed at school under the inspection of a friend.
3. Superintendence; oversight. The fortifications are to be executed under the inspection of an officer of the army.
4. Official view; a careful viewing and examining of commodities or manufactures, to ascertain their quality; as, the inspection of flour.
5. Official examination, as of arms, to see that they are in good order for service.