Pol*lic`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. pollicitatio, fr. pollicitari to promise, v. intens. fr. polliceri to promise: cf. F. pollicitation.]
1.
A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
Bp. Burnet.
2. RomanLaw
A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.
Bouvier.
© Webster 1913.