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P / prōlapsĭo
noun

prōlapsĭo

gen. prōlapsōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A slipping; falling •
A slipping, falling: ingredi sine casu aut prolapsione, Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—
A falling; tumbling down •
A falling or tumbling down: aedificiorum prolapsiones, Suet. Aug. 30.—
an error; misstep figuratively •
Trop., an error, misstep (late Lat.): intempestiva temeritas et prolapsio, Amm. 20, 4, 15; Ambros. de Noë, 14, 49; id. Bon. Mort. 10, 47.
Perseus ID: n38703 Key: prolapsio