Re-spŏn'sion, n.

noun

n. [Lat. responsio, Pr. responsio, O. Sp. responsion, It. responsione, risponsione. See RESPOND.]

  1. The act of answering. [Obs.]
  2. (University of Oxford.) An examination about the middle of the college course;—called also the little-go. See LITTLE-GO. Lyell.