Definitions
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- noun obsolete The act of helping or aiding; help.
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- noun obsolete The act of
helping oraiding ;assistance .
Etymologies
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Latin opitulatio, from opitulari to bring help.
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oroboros commented on the word opitulation
"Without thy help, recruit, support,
Opitulation, furtherance,
Assistance, rescue, aid, resort,
Favour, sustention, and advance?"
--From Ode to a Thesaurus by Franklin P. Adams.
January 22, 2010