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† decerˈtation Obs.
[ad. L. dēcertātiōn-em, n. of action f. dēcertāre to fight it out, contend, f. de- I. 3 + certāre to contend.]
Contention, strife, contest; dispute.
1635Heywood Hierarch. vi. 334 Great hath the Decertation Bin mongst the Learned men, 'bout the Creation of blessed angels. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iv. xii. 213 A decertation betweene the disease and nature. 1661Arnway Tablet 213 (L.) The day of decertation, ‘pro aris et focis’. |