quiritation
English
Etymology
Latin quiritatio, from quiritare, "to raise a plaintive cry".
Noun
quiritation (plural not attested)
- (obsolete, rare) A crying for help.
- Joseph Hall, Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments.
- How is it then with thee, O Saviour, that thou thus astonishest men and angels with so woeful a quiritation ?
- Joseph Hall, Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments.