noun
- declension: 1st declension
 - gender: feminine
 
Definitions:
- bringing of proofs, allegation of reasons
 - inquiry into/explanation of causes
 
- Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
 - Area: Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Literature, Schools
 - Geography: All or none
 - Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
 - Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)