D / dēsĕcātĭo
noun

dēsĕcātĭo

gen. dēsĕcātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a cutting off
a cutting off: ramorum, Cassiod. in Psa. 130: unus ensis, sed duas desecationes habet, edges, id. ib. 149, 7. From