DEFLORATION, noun 1. The act of deflouring; the act of depriving of the flower or prime beauties; particularly, the act of taking away a womans virginity. 2. A selection of the flower, or of that which is most valuable. The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI