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Webster 1913 Edition


Angariation

An-ga′ri-a′tion

,
Noun.
[LL.
angariatio
, fr. L.
angaria
service to a lord, villenage, fr.
angarius
, Gr.
ἄγγαροσ
(a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.]
Exaction of forced service; compulsion.
[Obs.]
Speed.

Webster 1828 Edition


Angariation

ANGARIA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. angario; Gr. to compel; a word of Persian origin.] Compulsion; exertion. [Not used.]

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angariation

angariation

English

Noun

angariation (plural angariations)

  1. (obsolete) exaction of forced service; compulsion