Found 2 items, similar to circumscription.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: circumscription circumscription n : the act of circumscribing
English → English (gcide) Definition: Circumscription Circumscription \Cir`cum*scrip"tion\, n. [L. circumscriptio. See Circumscribe.] 1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] --Ashmole. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. --Ray. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. [1913 Webster] The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] I would not my unhoused, free condition Put into circumscription and confine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]