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† ˈultion Obs. rare.
Also 6 Sc. vltioun.
[ad. L. ultiōn-, ultio, noun of action f. the stem of ulciscī to avenge. So OF. ultion, ulcion, It. ulzione.]
Vengeance, revenge, avengement.
c1550Rolland Crt. Venus iii. 582 Quhairfoir the greit vltioun First come on him and his pepill Ilkone. 1623Cockeram, Vltion, reuenge. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 132 A medicament..should leave in the mouth the ultion of the fault therein committed. 1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. iii. §12 To do good for evil [is] a soft and melting ultion, a method taught from Heaven to keep all smooth on Earth. 1901G. B. Shaw Admirable Bashville iii. 323 My mission here Is to wreak ultion for the broken law. |