What does "perscrutation" mean?

A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny.

What is a synonym for "perscrutation"?

Common synonyms include: detection, hearing, inquiry, investigation, legwork, probe.

Pronounced //pɚ.skɹuːˈteɪʃən//.

/pɚ.skɹuːˈteɪʃən/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. rare
"The first and universall reasons are of a hard perscrutation."

"The first and universall reasons are of a hard perscrutation."

From Latin perscrūtātiō, from the past participle stem of perscrūtor.