Definition of Compellation. Meaning of Compellation. Synonyms of Compellation

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Definition of Compellation

Compellation
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.

Meaning of Compellation from wikipedia

- self-government, the cession of the castle of Montjuïc to the local council, a compellation of Catalan Civil Law, and the official celebration to mark the 100th...
- his age, according to historian László Kontler. Louis initiated the compellation of the Illuminated Chronicle, which preserved the text of earlier chronicles...