EXCISEMAN
Ex*cise"man, n.; pl. Excisemen (.
Defn: An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. Macaulay.
EXCISION
Ex*ci"sion, n. Etym: [L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See Excide.]
1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for excision. Atterbury.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication.
3. (Surg.)
Defn: The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. Dunglison.
EXCITABILITY
Ex*cit"a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. excitabilité.]
1. The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be affected by exciting causes.