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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POSTULATION

n.[L. postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption. 1. Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POSTULATION

Pos `tu *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. postulatio: cf. F. postulation. ]

 

Defn: The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.

 

Duden Dictionary

Postulation

Pos tu la ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Postulati o n |die Postulation; Genitiv: der Postulation, Plural: die Postulationen Benennung eines Bewerbers für ein hohes katholisches Kirchenamt, der erst von einem kanonischen Hindernis befreit werden muss