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pollicitation
[ puh-lis-i-tey-shuhn ]
noun
Civil Law.
- an offer or promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it was made.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pollicitation1
1520–30; < Latin ±è´Ç±ô±ô¾±³¦¾±³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±è´Ç±ô±ô¾±³¦¾±³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å ) a promising, equivalent to ±è´Ç±ô±ô¾±³¦¾±³ÙÄå³Ù ( us ) (past participle of ±è´Ç±ô±ô¾±³¦¾±³ÙÄå°ùÄ« to promise, frequentative of ±è´Ç±ô±ô¾±³¦Å§°ùÄ« to promise, literally, bid for, equivalent to pol- (assimilated variant of por- forth, forward, akin to per- ) + ±ô¾±³¦Å§°ùÄ« to bid) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Example Sentences
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Pollicitation, po-lis-i-tÄ′shun, n. a promise, a paper containing such: a promise without mutuality.
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