expeditione

Expeditione is the ablative singular form of the Latin noun expeditio, which means expedition, campaign, or a planned undertaking. In classical Latin, expeditio denotes a military campaign or an organized enterprise, and it can also refer to a broader expedition or journey undertaken for a purpose.

The base noun expeditio is a feminine noun of the third declension. Its principal parts are: nominative expeditio, genitive expeditionis, dative expeditioni, accusative expeditionem, ablative expeditione. Consequently, expeditione appears most often in contexts governed by the ablative case, such as after prepositions or as an ablative of means or scope.

Expeditione is used in phrases such as in expeditione, meaning on or during an expedition, or with verbs and constructions that express undertaking or proceeding with a campaign. It can also be employed figuratively to describe any organized project or enterprise, not limited to military action. The sense and usage closely align with the modern English word expedition, from which the term in many languages ultimately derives.

Etymology and relation to other terms: expeditio derives from the Latin verb expeditus/expedire, meaning to free, prepare, or set forth, and it has given rise to the English word expedition. In Latin texts, the form expeditione serves as a standard ablative used to express the circumstances of the campaign or enterprise.

In scholarly Latin, expeditio and its inflected forms, including expeditione, appear in discussions of ancient military history and administrative records, and are cited in dictionaries such as Lewis and Short.