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subintent

noun

Etymology

From sub- + intent.

  1. derived from intentus
  2. derived from entent
  3. inherited from entente
  4. prefixed as subintent — “sub + intent”

Definitions

  1. A secondary or subsidiary intent

    A secondary or subsidiary intent; submeaning.

    • He referred to the dryness of this sort of day pointedly; but Judith missed his subintent, and conceived that the position was covered by the approach of Bullett the groom, with a pail of water for the horse.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA