obtestation

noun

ob·​tes·​ta·​tion

plural -s

: an act of obtesting : solemn supplication or adjuration

Word History

Etymology

Latin obtestation-, obtestatio, from obtestatus (past participle of obtestari) + -ion-, -io -ion

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