INTIMATIONS
Noun
intimations
plural of intimation
Source: Wiktionary
INTIMATION
In`ti*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]
1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay.
They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork,
should be banished. Holland.
3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or
ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least
intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition