Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COM-PEL-LA'TION
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COM-PEL-LA'TION, n. [L. compellatio; compello, compellare, the same word as the preceding, applied to the voice; to send or drive out the voice.]
Style or manner of address; the word of salutation. The compellation of the Kings of France is by sire. – Temple.
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