PREMUNITION


Meaning of PREMUNITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-myu̇-ˈni-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin praemunition-, praemunitio strengthening of an argument to forestall objections, from praemunire to fortify in advance, from prae- + munire to fortify — more at munition

Date: 1607

1. archaic : an advance provision of protection

2.

a. : resistance to a disease due to the existence of its causative agent in a state of physiological equilibrium in the host

b. : immunity to a particular infection due to previous presence of the causative agent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.