— disquisitional , adj.
/dis'kweuh zish"euhn/ , n.
a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
[ 1595-1605; disquisition- (s. of disquisitio ), equiv. to disquisit ( us ) (ptp. of disquirere to investigate; dis- DIS- 1 + quaerere to seek, ask) + -ion- -ION ]