'Patefaction' definitions:

Definition of 'Patefaction'

From: GCIDE

Patefaction \Pat`e*fac"tion\, n. [L. patefactio, fr. patefacere to open; patere to lie open + facere to make.] The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open declaration. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]