obtestation en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin obtestatio.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) 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 I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:[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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| obtestations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |