felicitationEtymologyFrom felicitate + -ion.nounThe act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.“The worthy Doctor, rejoicing at the information, determined to set off with all dispatch for the mansion of Mrs. Boville; there to tender in person his affectionate felicitations to Mrs. De Brooke on account of the delightful discovery of his being her cousin;[…]”