— obtestation , n.
/ob test"/ , v.t.
1. to invoke as witness.
2. to supplicate earnestly; beseech.
v.i.
3. to protest.
4. to make supplication; beseech.
[ 1540-50; obtestari, equiv. to ob- OB- + test ( is ) a witness + -ari inf. suffix ]
— obtestation , n.
/ob test"/ , v.t.
1. to invoke as witness.
2. to supplicate earnestly; beseech.
v.i.
3. to protest.
4. to make supplication; beseech.
[ 1540-50; obtestari, equiv. to ob- OB- + test ( is ) a witness + -ari inf. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012