intromission

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

in·tro·mis·sion

noun \ˌin-trə-ˈmi-shən\

Definition of INTROMISSION

: the act or process of intromitting; especially : the insertion or period of insertion of the penis in the vagina in copulation

Origin of INTROMISSION

French, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin intromission-, intromissio, from Latin intromittere
First Known Use: 1601

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