Excursus

Excursus, n. 4th declension, II.Trop.a digression in speaking: hae (egressiones) per totam causam varios habent excursus, ut laus hominum locorumque, etc.,” Quint. 4, 3, 12

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews’ edition of Freund’s Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.