velitation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of velitation
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin vēlitātiōn- (stem of vēlitātiō “skirmish”), equivalent to vēlitāt(us), past participle of vēlitārī, derivative of vēles (stem vēlit- ) “light-armed foot soldier” + -iōn-; -ate 1, -ion
Example Sentences
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Velitation, vel-i-tā′shun, n. a slight skirmish.
From Project Gutenberg
While the ladies in the tea-room of the Fox Hotel were engaged in the light snappish velitation, or skirmish, which we have described, the gentlemen who remained in the parlour were more than once like to have quarrelled more seriously.
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