RELUCTATION

Etymology

Noun

reluctation (countable and uncountable, plural reluctations)

(obsolete) Resistance, struggle. [16th-19th c.]

(now rare) Reluctance, unwillingness. [from 16th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Rel`uc*ta"tion (rl`k-t"shn), n.

Definition: Repugnance; resistance; reluctance. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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