obtestationn.

Brit.

/ˌɒbtɛsˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɑbtɛsˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s obtestacion, 1500s– obtestation.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French obtestation; Latin obtestātiōn-, obtestātiō.

Etymology: < Middle French, French †obtestation (14th cent.) or its etymon classical Latin obtestātiōn-, obtestātiō the action of calling upon, solemn invocation, the action of beseeching or imploring, earnest entreaty < obtestāt- , past participial stem of obtestārī obtest v. + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Now rare.

†1. The action of calling upon or appealing to a person; solemn adjuration, entreaty, or supplication; an instance of this. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty

halsingc825

bisocnea1250

beseechinga1300

scritha1325

adjurementa1382

obsecrationa1382

supplication1417

jurationc1425

treatyc1450

treatise1470

entreatya1530

obtestation1531

entreat1532

greetc1540

entreature?1548

supplicamusa1580

treat1601

beseech1609

instant1610

impetration1618

solicit1639

entreatment1825

plea1925

the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [noun] > solemn adjuration

obtestation1531

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xii. sig. Ti^v With whiche wordes, obtestations, and teares,..Titus constrayned..brought furthe with great difficultie his wordes in this wyse.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. v. 78 The Apostle..with a most vehement spirit, and most earnest obtestation, doeth here exhort the Philippians.

1652 Ld. Wariston Diary (1919) II. 181 The Lord was graciously pleased..to move my heart to teares that I was scarce able to reade out our obtestation of them.

a1677 T. Manton Serm. 2 Thess. i, in Wks. (1871) III. 5 By way of adjuration or obtestation.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 107 Observe..their doleful Accents and Obtestations and..learn..at once to beg, and how to beg a Pardon.

1714 in Jrnl. Higher Educ. 47 (1976) 655 The President..after..solemn obtestation of Expulsion against the said Moody and Gray, Order'd their Names to be rent of the Tables, and them to depart the Hall.

1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire V. xlvii. 366 The gaolers..consigned [them], in spite of their cries and obtestations, to the hands of the executioner.

1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xxiv. 394 His horrid fluency of obtestation, made the murder tenfold more revolting.

2. The action of calling God (heaven, etc.) to witness; protestation; an instance of this; an oath.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [noun] > appeal for confirmation

obtestationa1555

appeal1626

a1555 N. Ridley Wks. (1843) 84 Note what a solemn obtestation God useth.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 177 By way of..obtestation or taking God and the world to witnes.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 261 That Form of Obtestation..by Jupiter and the Gods.

1819 W. Scott Drama in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. 4th–6th Eds. III. ii. 633/1 Frequent prayers and obtestations of the deity.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. viii. 58 They made oath and obtestation to stand faithfully by one another.

1967 Stud. in Renaissance 14 104 There is little obtestation in the Utopia. Two notable examples both appear in Hythlodaeus' peroration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obtestation
释义	obtestationn. Brit. /ˌɒbtɛsˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɑbtɛsˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s obtestacion, 1500s– obtestation. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French obtestation; Latin obtestātiōn-, obtestātiō. Etymology: < Middle French, French †obtestation (14th cent.) or its etymon classical Latin obtestātiōn-, obtestātiō the action of calling upon, solemn invocation, the action of beseeching or imploring, earnest entreaty < obtestāt- , past participial stem of obtestārī obtest v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Now rare. †1. The action of calling upon or appealing to a person; solemn adjuration, entreaty, or supplication; an instance of this. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty halsingc825 bisocnea1250 beseechinga1300 scritha1325 adjurementa1382 obsecrationa1382 supplication1417 jurationc1425 treatyc1450 treatise1470 entreatya1530 obtestation1531 entreat1532 greetc1540 entreature?1548 supplicamusa1580 treat1601 beseech1609 instant1610 impetration1618 solicit1639 entreatment1825 plea1925 the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [noun] > solemn adjuration obtestation1531 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xii. sig. Ti^v With whiche wordes, obtestations, and teares,..Titus constrayned..brought furthe with great difficultie his wordes in this wyse. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. v. 78 The Apostle..with a most vehement spirit, and most earnest obtestation, doeth here exhort the Philippians. 1652 Ld. Wariston Diary (1919) II. 181 The Lord was graciously pleased..to move my heart to teares that I was scarce able to reade out our obtestation of them. a1677 T. Manton Serm. 2 Thess. i, in Wks. (1871) III. 5 By way of adjuration or obtestation. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 107 Observe..their doleful Accents and Obtestations and..learn..at once to beg, and how to beg a Pardon. 1714 in Jrnl. Higher Educ. 47 (1976) 655 The President..after..solemn obtestation of Expulsion against the said Moody and Gray, Order'd their Names to be rent of the Tables, and them to depart the Hall. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire V. xlvii. 366 The gaolers..consigned [them], in spite of their cries and obtestations, to the hands of the executioner. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xxiv. 394 His horrid fluency of obtestation, made the murder tenfold more revolting. 2. The action of calling God (heaven, etc.) to witness; protestation; an instance of this; an oath. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [noun] > appeal for confirmation obtestationa1555 appeal1626 a1555 N. Ridley Wks. (1843) 84 Note what a solemn obtestation God useth. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 177 By way of..obtestation or taking God and the world to witnes. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 261 That Form of Obtestation..by Jupiter and the Gods. 1819 W. Scott Drama in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. 4th–6th Eds. III. ii. 633/1 Frequent prayers and obtestations of the deity. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. viii. 58 They made oath and obtestation to stand faithfully by one another. 1967 Stud. in Renaissance 14 104 There is little obtestation in the Utopia. Two notable examples both appear in Hythlodaeus' peroration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1531
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