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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

compellatio

, fr.

compellare

to accost, fr.

compellere

. See

Style of address or salutation; an appellation.

“Metaphorical compellations.”

Milton.

He useth this endearing

compellation

, “My little children.”

Bp. Beveridge.

The peculiar

compellation

of the kings in France is by “Sire,” which is nothing else but father.

Sir W. Temple.

Noun.

Style or manner of address; the word of salutation.

The compellation of the Kings of France is by sire.