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obtestation

obtestation noun: the act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.

Noun

obtestation (countable and uncountable, plural obtestations)

  1. (archaic) The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
    • Antonio asserted this with great obtestation.1652 January 11 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 2 January 1652]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume...
    • [T]he ten thousand Judiths press up, resistless; with obtestations, with outspread hands,—merely to speak to the Mayor.1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)

Forms of obtestation

pluralobtestations

Origin of obtestation

From Latin obtestatio.

Questions about obtestation

What does obtestation mean?
Obtestation means the act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
What part of speech is obtestation?
Obtestation is a noun.
What is the plural of obtestation?
The plural of obtestation is obtestations.

Words near obtestation in the dictionary

  1. obtention
  2. obtentions
  3. obtest
  4. obtestate
  5. obtestates
  6. obtestation
  7. obtestations
  8. obtested
  9. obtesting
  10. obtests
  11. obteyn

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