allectation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allectatio, allectationis.

Noun

allectation (countable and uncountable, plural allectations)

1. (obsolete) enticement; allurement
   • 1686, John Cosin, Two Letters […] :

     I am to add , that with such allectation they were Tuned by the Musick-masters

References

• “allectation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.