concilIation

[Lat. conciliatio, from con cilio to conciliate.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. The act of conciliating or gaining over to har mony or goodwill; reconciliation. conciliation of some good between our said good brother and the French king."-Strype: Memorials; Queen Mary, an. 1553. 2. The state of being conciliated or reconciled. "The house has gone farther; it has declared concilia tion admi ible, previous to any submi ion on the part of America."- Burke : On Conciliation with America. †con-çil-l-ā-tive, a. [Eng. conciliat(e); -ive.] Tending to or having the power or property of conciliating; conciliatory. ( Cole ridge .)