D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Velitation

/(vĕl`ĭ*tā"shŭn)/ · Vel·i·ta·tion · IPA
01 n. A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish.
  1. 1.
    A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish.[R.]
    “After a short velitation we parted.” Evelyn.