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Compellation Kom Puh Lay Shuhn Noun Act Addressing Designating Appellation Latin

"Compellation" is the act of addressing or naming someone. It can also refer to a name or an appellation.

La "compelación" es el acto de dirigirse o designar a alguien por su nombre. También puede referirse a un nombre o apelación.

Front compellation \kom-puh-LAY-shuhn\
Back noun
1. The act of addressing or designating someone by name.
2. A name; an appellation.

[Latin compellatio, compellation-, from compellatus, past participle of compellare, to address.]

"That name and compellation of little Flock, doth not comfort, but deject, my Devotion ... "

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