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pollicitation

pollicitation noun: a voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.

Noun

pollicitation (plural pollicitations)

  1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
  2. (Roman) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.

Forms of pollicitation

pluralpollicitations

Origin of pollicitation

Borrowed from Latin pollicitātiō.

Questions about pollicitation

What does pollicitation mean?
Pollicitation means a voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
What part of speech is pollicitation?
Pollicitation is a noun.
What is the plural of pollicitation?
The plural of pollicitation is pollicitations.

Words near pollicitation in the dictionary

  1. pollices
  2. pollicies
  3. pollicipedid
  4. pollicipedids
  5. pollicisation
  6. pollicitation
  7. pollicitations
  8. pollicization
  9. Pollick
  10. Pollicks
  11. pollicy

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