pollicitation

pollicitation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pollicitātiō.

Noun

pollicitation (plural pollicitations)

1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
2. (Roman law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.

References

• pollicitation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.