"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
    Sense id: en-velitation-en-noun-NOVw25ZD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1615, Henry Ainsworth, The Trying Out of the Truth:",
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        "A fight or skirmish."
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        "(archaic) A fight or skirmish."
      ],
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  ],
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