Bible Dictionaries
Obreption

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.

(2):

(n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Obreption'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/obreption.html. 1828.