erotesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

Er`o*te"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a questioning, fr. to ask.
Definitions
  1. (Rhet.) A figure o speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form o an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; -
    Must I give way and room to your rash choler? Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? Shak.

Webster 1913