interlocution

noun

in·​ter·​lo·​cu·​tion

ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən,

-ləˈ-

1

: interchange of speech : conversation

2

: an interruptive utterance : interruption, interpolation, parenthesis

3

a

obsolete : responsive reading or recital

b

obsolete : a speech in reply : response

c

: mode of intercommunication

4

a

[Late Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from Latin] : the making of an interlocutory legal order or decree

also : the order or decree

b

Roman law : a constitution of the emperor in the form of an informal expression of the imperial wish

Word History

Etymology

Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to speak between, from inter- + loqui to speak) + -ion-, -io -ion

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