POSTULATION


Meaning of POSTULATION in English

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

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