velitation

[vel-i-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. a minor dispute or contest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of velitation¹

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

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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