Etymology

angariation

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Latin angariatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromangaria“service to a lord, villenage”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromangariatio
  3. English todayangariation

From Latin angariatio, from Latin angaria (“service to a lord, villenage”), from Ancient Greek (a Persian word) for a courier for carrying royal dispatches.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.