Meanings
nounerogation (plural erogations)
plural erogations
- obsoleteThe act of giving out, or bestowing.
Albeit some think such manner of erogation not to be worthy the name of Liberality
1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC
Origin
- Latinerogatio
- Englisherogation
From Latin erogatio.
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erogation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogation
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