Pro′fec‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. profectitius, fr. proficisci to set out, proceed.] Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
The threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, and professional was ascertained. Gibbon.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Pro′fec‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. profectitius, fr. proficisci to set out, proceed.] Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
The threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, and professional was ascertained. Gibbon.