Acception
Pronunciation : Ac*cep"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. acceptio a receiving, accepting: cf. F. acception.]
Definition : Defn: Acceptation; the received meaning. [Obs.] Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller. Acception of persons or faces (Eccl.), favoritism; partiality. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913