assectātĭo (ads-), ōnis, f. [assector].
I An ( assiduous , respectful ) attendance (as that of clients, etc.): in petitionibus opera atque adsectatio, Cic. Mur. 34: so Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 9.—
II Observation , study : magna caeli adsectatio, Plin. 2, 20, 18, § 82.