allectĭo (adl-), ōnis, f. [allicio] (late Lat.).
I A choice or election for something , esp. a levying of troops , Capitol. M. Anton. Phil. 11; Tert. Monog. 12; Capell. 1, p. 2.—
II In the lang. of civilians. a promotion to a higher office before one has performed the duties of a lower : adlectionis quaerendus est honos, Cod. Th. 6, 4, 10; so Symm. Ep. 7, 97.