compellation
Americannoun
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the act of addressing a person.
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manner or form of address; appellation.
noun
Etymology
Origin of compellation
1595–1605; < Latin compellātiōn- (stem of compellātiō ) an accosting, a rebuke. See com-, appellation
Example Sentences
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And, accordingly, we find the schoolmistress—being a descendant of the Jason's-crew, who landed from the Argo-Mayflower, usually bearing a name thus significant, and manifesting, even at her age, traits of character justifying the compellation.
From Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States by Darley, F.O.C.
That name and compellation of "little flock" doth not comfort, but deject, my devotion; especially when I reflect upon mine own unworthiness, wherein, accord- ing to my humble apprehensions, I am below them all.
From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir
“My son;” what compellation could be more benign and kind?
From Sermons on Evil-Speaking by Barrow, Isaac
In the following passage, this word is used as a titulary compellation, like the word lordship.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
That name and compellation p. 84of ‘little flock’ doth not comfort but deject my devotion, especially when I reflect upon mine own unworthiness, wherein, according to my humble apprehensions, I am below them all.
From Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation by Whyte, Alexander
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