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Dation vs Lation - What's the difference?

dation | lation |

As nouns the difference between dation and lation

is that dation is (rare|legal) the act of giving, granting or conferring (eg an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift while lation is (astrology|obsolete) motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.

dation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare, legal) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift
  • (obsolete, medicine) A dose

    • Derived terms

    * dation in payment

    References

    *OED 2nd edition.

    lation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
    • ''Copernicus placed the Sun at the centre of the Universe, exempt from any sort of lation .
  • *17th century , John Donne, Elegy XI: The Autumnal
  • *:Since such love's natural lation is, may still
  • *:My love descend, and journey down the hill,
  • *:Not panting after growing beauties. So,
  • *:I shall ebb on with them who homeward go.

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