precation
/prɪˈkeɪʃn/Now rare
noun
Praying, supplication; a prayer, an entreaty.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Hall's Vnion: Henry V. From classical Latin precātiōn-, precātiō act of supplication, prayer, formula of words used in prayer from precāt-, past participial stem of precārī to pray + -iō.
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