Etymology

nolleity

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Today it means: The state of being unwilling; nolition. Full definition →

Medieval Latin nolleitās
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromnolleitās
  2. English todaynolleity

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nolleitās, from nolle (“to be unwilling”) + -ity. Formed on the model of velleity.

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