ultimation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌltɪˈmeɪʃən/

Noun

ultimation

1. (obsolete) The state of being ultimate; that which is ultimate or final.
   • 1758, Jonathan Swift, The History of the Four Last Years of the Queen:

     to know the real ultimation, as it is termed, of France upon the general plan of peace

2. (nonstandard) ultimatum
   • 2015, Michelle Stone, The Lost Years:

     Stuart used to try to do everything his mum asked of him so he gave me an ultimation him or the baby.

References

• “ultimation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• mutilation