Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollicitation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pol-lic-i-ta-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.

noun

A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pollicitātiō.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

pollicitations (plural)

Questions

What does pollicitation mean?: A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
Where does pollicitation come from?: Borrowed from Latin pollicitātiō.

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