Lewis & Short

expĕdītĭo, ōnis, f. [expedio].

  1. I. Milit. t. t., an enterprise against the enemy, an expedition, campaign: tripartito milites equitesque in expeditionem misit, * Caes. B. G. 5, 10, 1; cf.: in expeditionem exercitum educere, * Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; Hirt. B. G. 8, 34, 3; Suet. Caes. 46; id. Aug. 8; 25 et saep.; Curt. 7, 9; Plin. 12, 6, 12, § 24 al.
    1. * B. Transf., of bees: apes noctu deprehensae in expeditione, excubant supinae, Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 19.
  2. II. In rhetoric.
    1. * A. An unfolding, developing, settling, determining: habet paucis comprehensa brevitas multarum rerum expeditionem, Auct. Her. 4, 54, 68.
    2. * B. A figure of speech, a despatching, removing, Auct. Her. 4, 29, 40.
  3. III. In architect., an arranging, preparing of buildings, Vitr. 6, 5, 3; 8, 6, 5 Schneid.