Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Velitation — Vel i*ta tion, n. [L. velitatio, fr. velitari, velitatus, to skirmish, from veles, itis, a light armed soldier.] A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish. [R.] Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] After a short velitation we parted. Evelyn.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
velitation — index confrontation (altercation), contention (opposition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
velitation — [vel΄ə tā′shən] n. [L velitatio < velitatus, pp. of velitari, to skirmish < velites,VELITES] a hostile encounter; skirmish or dispute … English World dictionary
velitation — /vel i tay sheuhn/, n. a minor dispute or contest. [1600 10; < L velitation (s. of velitatio), equiv. to velitat(us) (ptp. of velitari to skirmish, deriv. of veles (s. velit ) foot soldier; see ATE1) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
velitation — noun A fight or a skirmish … Wiktionary
velitation — vel·i·ta·tion … English syllables
velitation — n. skirmish; minor argument … Dictionary of difficult words
velitation — n. archaic a slight skirmish or controversy. Etymology: L velitatio f. velitari skirmish f. veles velitis light armed skirmisher … Useful english dictionary
Contention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contention contention strife Sgm: N 1 contest contest contestation Sgm: N 1 struggle struggle Sgm: N 1 belligerency belligerency Sgm: N 1 opposition opposition … English dictionary for students
confrontation — I (act of setting face to face) noun act of facing, approach, audience, colloquy, coming together, conference, consultation, dialogue, discussion, encounter, engagement, interview, meeting, parley, rencounter associated concepts: right of… … Law dictionary
