quiritation

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English

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Etymology

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Latin quiritatio, from quiritare, "to raise a plaintive cry".

Noun

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quiritation (plural not attested)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A crying for help.
    • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
      How is it then with thee, O Saviour, that thou thus astonishest men and angels with so woeful a quiritation ?
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