surreption Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sur*rep"tion noun
Etymology
L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf. Subreption.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth.
    Fame by surreption got May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. B. Jonson.
  2. A coming unperceived or suddenly.

Webster 1913