impetration
/ɪmpɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
impetration means the act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
impetration is pronounced /ɪmpɪˈtɹeɪʃən/.
Why “impetration” is a great word
IMPETRATION — [Noun] The act of obtaining something, especially a favor or benefice, through earnest petition or entreaty. From the Latin impetrātiōn-em, impetrātiō ("an obtaining by request"), from impetrāre ("to accomplish, obtain by request"), from in- ("in, towards") + patrāre ("to bring to pass"). Unlike supplication, which emphasizes the humble, prayerful act of begging itself, or acquisition, a general term for obtaining by any means, impetration fixes on the successful result of formal solicitation. It is the heavy parchment of the granted charter, the papal bull delivered after quiet lobbying, the signed writ from the sovereign pardoning the prisoner—the quiet evidence that asking, when done artfully, is a form of work that brings the world to pass.
Etymology
From Latin impetrātiō: compare French impétration.
noun
- The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.“In way of impetration procuring the removal or allevation of our crosses.”
- The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay patron of the realm.