"velitation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: velitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun}} velitation (plural velitations)
  1. (archaic) A fight or skirmish. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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        "(archaic) A fight or skirmish."
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