ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English postulacion, from Middle French postulation, from Medieval Latin postulation-, postulatio, from Latin, demand, request, from postulatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : an act of postulating
the postulation of surviving spirits might look plausible — A.G.N.Flew
b. : postulate , assumption
admit as a postulation
2. : a formal petition of a plaintiff in Roman law to the praetor for leave to prosecute an action or to make an accusation