coalitet (koalit)

[L. coal it us, pp. of coa lescere: see coalesce.] I. in trans. To unite or coalesce. Let them continue to coalite. Bolingbroke, Parties, xix. II. trans. To cause to unite or coalesce. Burke, To Sir H. Langrishe. Time has... blended and coalited the conquered with the conquerors. coalition (kō-a-lish'on), n. [F. coalition = Sp. coalicion = Pg. coal ição = It. coalizione , coalitio (n-), coalescere , pp. coal it us , coalesce: see coalesce and coalite .] 1. Union in a body or ma ; a coming together, as of separate bodies or parts, and their union through natural causes in one ma or whole: as, a co alition of atoms or particles. 'Tis nece ary that these squandered atoms should convene and unite into great ma es; without such a coal i tion the chaos must have reigned to all eternity. Bentley. 2. Voluntary union of individual persons, parties, or states; particularly, a temporary com IMG:content-0689.png:[blocks in formation] ally: as, the subject of a co- ally. Kent. coalman (kõl'man), n.; pl. coalmen (-men). [Cf. coalfish.] The young coalfish. [Local, Eng.] coal-master (kōl'mas tėr), n. The owner or le ee of a coal-field who works it and disposes of its produce. [Eng.]