novation

[Lat. novatio, from novatus, pa. par. of novo to make new; nov us =new.] 1. Ord. Lang.: The introduction of anything new; an innovation. "Novation in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths." - Laud: History of His Troubles, ch. iii. 2. Law : The substitution of a new obligation or debt for an old one. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia novator *nō-và-tõr, s. [Lat.] One who introduces new things; an innovator.