† elibationn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A tasting or offering sacrifices.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > act of tasting
taste1340
tasting1390
touchinga1400
savouringc1405
gusting?1533
gustation1599
smacking1648
degustation1651
elibation1656
society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun]
ofleteeOE
almousOE
houselOE
yieldOE
lakeOE
offeringOE
offeranda1225
sacrificea1300
hosta1340
sacrifyingc1374
mannaa1382
incense1382
oblationc1425
hostie1483
obleya1500
sacrificy?c1510
immolation1534
offerture1537
offrage1548
mactation1563
offertory1596
sacrificing1601
litation1623
elibation1656
sacrification1694
sacrificature1779
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Elibation, a tasting or offering Sacrifices.
1721–1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
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