The Collaborative International Dictionary
Patefaction
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.
Wiktionary
patefaction
n. The act of opening, disclose, or manifesting; open declaration.