declinature
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of declinature
1630–40; alteration of earlier declinatour, influenced by Latin dēclīnātūra. See declination, -ure
Example Sentences
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Your letter in reply to my invitation to be here was so indistinct that I could not tell whether it was an acceptance or a declinature.
From Around The Tea-Table by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
Some time after, his friends prevailed with the bishop of Glasgow to repone him, upon condition he would take back his declinature, and for that purpose, wrote to Mr. Dickson to come to Glasgow.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
Reid did not undertake to settle that point—a wise declinature, in the estimation of Mr Stewart.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various
But does this declinature involve any countenance to a certain argument which I began by rejecting as abominable?
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas
This declinature, with a letter sent by the different presbyteries, were, in a short time, subscribed by between three and four hundred ministers, all assenting to and approving of it.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
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