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militation

militation noun: conflict, struggle.

Noun

militation (plural militations)

  1. (archaic) Conflict, struggle.
    • How shall they be induced to sympathise with our principles, unless they can be convinced that those principles impel us to sympathise with them in their abhorrence of men and measures, whose iniquity consists in their militation against all principles?1799 December 12, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Advice to the friends of freedom”, in The Morning Post
    • To withhold offices form men who are satisfied with their country's constitution, because they do not love the present administration, when they are better qualified than others, would be no less than a militation with the principles of a free government.1802, James Sullivan, letter, in Amory 1859, Life and Writings, vol. 2, p. 94

Forms of militation

pluralmilitations

Origin of militation

Probably from militate + -ion.

Questions about militation

What does militation mean?
Militation means conflict, struggle.
What part of speech is militation?
Militation is a noun.
What is the plural of militation?
The plural of militation is militations.

Words near militation in the dictionary

  1. militasters
  2. militate
  3. militated
  4. militates
  5. militating
  6. militation
  7. militations
  8. Militello
  9. Militellos
  10. milites gloriosi
  11. militia

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