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flagitation

flagitation noun: begging; passionate asking.

Noun

flagitation (usually uncountable, plural flagitations)

  1. (obsolete, usually) begging; passionate asking
    • By French industry and flagitation, the Swedish Army was generally kept-up to about 20,000[.]1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia

Forms of flagitation

pluralflagitations

Origin of flagitation

Latin flagitatio.

Questions about flagitation

What does flagitation mean?
Flagitation means begging; passionate asking.
What part of speech is flagitation?
Flagitation is a noun.
What is the plural of flagitation?
The plural of flagitation is flagitations.

Words near flagitation in the dictionary

  1. flaghoppers
  2. flagitate
  3. flagitated
  4. flagitates
  5. flagitating
  6. flagitation
  7. flagitations
  8. flagitious
  9. flagitiously
  10. flagitiousness
  11. flagitous

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