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compellation |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compellation \Com`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. compellatio, fr compellare to accost, fr compellere. See {Compel}.] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. ``Metaphorical compellations.'' --Milton. He useth this endearing compellation, ``My little children.'' --Bp. Beveridge The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by ``Sire,'' which is nothing else but father. --Sir W. Temple.