postulation

[ Lat.postulatio, from postu lat us, pa. par. of postulo to postulate (q. v.); Fr. postulation.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of postulating or a uming without proof. *2. A postulate; a nece ary a umption. "I must have a second postulation , that must have an IMG:content-1392.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A hollow ve el made of earthenware, china, .; as, a flower - pot, a water- pot, . 3. An earthenware, pewter, or other ve el for liquids, containing one quart. "And here's a pot of good double beer, neighbor; ingredient to elicit my a ent."- Hale: Orig. of Mankind, drink." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II., ii. 3. p. 129. *3. A supplication, an interce ion. "Presenting his postulations at the throne of God."Pearson: On the Creed. *4. A suit, a cause. "By this means the cardinal's postulation was defective."- Burnet : Own Time . II. English Canon Law : A presentation or recommendation addre ed to the superior, to whom the right of appointment to any dignity belongs, in favor of one who has not a strict title to the appointment. pos-tu-lā-tõr-y, a. [Latin postulator i us, from postulatus.] [POSTULATE, v.] i. Postulating; a uming without proof. 2. A umed without proof. "The semblance is but postulatory ." -Browne : Vulgar Errors, bk. ii., ch. vi. 3. Supplicatory, entreating, demanding. "To turn that deprecatory prayer into a postulatory one."-Clarendon: Tracts , p. 392. pos-tu-lā-tum, s. [Lat.] A postulate (q. v.). "The proof depends only on this postulatum."-Dryden: Juvenal. (Dedic.)