suasoria
noun
sua·so·ria
\swəˈsōrēə, -sȯr-\
Definition of suasoria
suasoriae
\-rēˌē, -ēˌī\: an ancient Roman oration dealing with a problem of conscience
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Origin and Etymology of suasoria
Latin, from feminine of suasorius persuasive, from suasus + -orius -ory
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