Subintent

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary or subsidiary intent; submeaning.

    "He referred to the dryness of this sort of day pointedly; but Judith missed his subintent, and conceived that the position was covered by the approach of Bullett the groom, with a pail of water for the horse."

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"He referred to the dryness of this sort of day pointedly; but Judith missed his subintent, and conceived that the position was covered by the approach of Bullett the groom, with a pail of water for the horse."

Etymology

From sub- + intent.

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