OBTESTATION

Etymology

Noun

obtestation (countable and uncountable, plural obtestations)

The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.

Source: Wiktionary


Ob`tes*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. obtestatio.]

Definition: The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation. [R.] Antonio asserted this with great obtestation. Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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