obtestation

obtestation
See obtest.

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  • Obtestation — Ob tes*ta tion, n. [L. obtestatio.] The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation. [R.] [1913 Webster] Antonio asserted this with great obtestation. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Obtestation — Obtestation, dringende Bitte, Beschwörung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • obtestation — index call (appeal), dun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • obtestation — ˌ ̷ ̷ˌteˈstāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin obtestation , obtestatio, from obtestatus (past participle of obtestari) + ion , io ion : an act of obtesting : solemn supplication or adjuration …   Useful english dictionary

  • obtestation — (entrée créée par le supplément) (ob tè sta sion) s. f. Supplication. •   On ne vient pas d un plein saut aux prières et aux obtestations, MALH. Lexique, éd. L. Lalanne.. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. obtestationem, prière qu on fait en prenant les dieux à… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • obtestation — É‘bte steɪʃn / É’b n. entreat; plea; summons to testify; emphatic opposition …   English contemporary dictionary

  • obtestation — ob·tes·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • obtest — obtestation, n. /ob test /, v.t. 1. to invoke as witness. 2. to supplicate earnestly; beseech. v.i. 3. to protest. 4. to make supplication; beseech. [1540 50; < L obtestari, equiv. to ob OB + test(is) a witness + ari inf. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

  • prier — Prier, Il vient de Precari, En ostant la lettre c, Petere orare, Rogare, Preces ferre, Precari, Comprecari, Facere precationes. Prier plus longuement, Extendere preces. Fort prier, Erogitare, Exorare, Praerogare, Derogitare, Deprecari. Faire la… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • call — 1 vt 1: to announce or recite loudly call ed the civil trial list 2: to admit (a person) as a barrister was call ed to the bar 3: to demand payment of esp. by formal notice call …   Law dictionary

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