| Collation (collation) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Col*la"tion |
| [OE.
collacioun speech, conference, reflection, OF.
collacion, F. collation, fr. L. collatio a
bringing together, comparing, fr. collatum (used as the
supine of conferre); col- + latium (used as
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The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy
er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like
kind; comparison, in general.
The gathering and
examination of sheets preparatory to binding.
The act of conferring or
bestowing.
A conference.
The presentation of
a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own
gift.
The
act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to
ascertain its conformity.
The right which an
heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of
the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others
who are of the same degree of kindred.
A collection of the
Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in
monasteries.
A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold
collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast
days that accompanied the reading of the collation in
monasteries.
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| Collation (collation) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Col*la"tion |
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To partake
of a collation.
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