ˌkavəˈlāshən, -viˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cavillacioun, from Middle French cavillation, from Latin cavillation-, cavillatio, from cavillatus, (past participle of cavillari to cavil) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic : cavil
sophistical cavillation
2. archaic : the raising of cavils