The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prensation
Prensation \Pren*sa"tion\, n. [L. prensatio, from prensare,
prehensare, v. freq. from prehendere to seize.]
The act of seizing with violence. [Obs.]
--Barrow .
Wiktionary
prensation
n. (context obsolete English) The act of seize with violence.