optation
/ɒpˈteɪʃn/Now rare
noun
The action of wishing; a wish, a desire. Now literary.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin optātiōn-, optātiō the act of wishing, a wish from optāt-, past participial stem of optāre + -iō.
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