Compellation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compellation \Com`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. compellatio, fr.
     compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See {Compel}.]
     Style of address or salutation; an appellation. "Metaphorical
     compellations." --Milton.
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           He useth this endearing compellation, "My little
           children."                               --Bp.
                                                    Beveridge.
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           The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by
           "Sire," which is nothing else but father. --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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